Leading a Software Development Team - Advice for Software Development Manager and Tech Startups

Are you a software development manager at a tech startup? Learn best practices a tech lead or a software development manager can use to build healthy and happy teams. This presentation will also be helpful if you're hiring software developers for your startup. Jon, CTO & Partner, and Tim, Development Lead at Headway, share their real-world experience and advice with hiring and growing software development teams or how to become a software engineering manager

What you'll learn:
- How to screen for and hire talented developers on an upward trajectory
- How to kick off projects to help teams integrate everyone's unique styles
- How to get meaningful feedback from your team
- Define project success criteria and getting buy-in from your team so everyone is rowing in the same direction

Segments:
00:00 - Introduction
02:29 - Discussion Outline
04:59 - Building a Development Team
07:11 - Conway's Law
08:42 - Hiring on Upward Trajectory
10:25 - Growing Talent Within
12:30 - Identifying the Right Candidates
19:17 - Kicking Off Projects with DiSC
23:00 - Work-Life Balance
28:38 - Tackling Accountability
31:30 - Defining Success Criteria
36:39 - Clear Roadmaps
39:41 - Effective Handoffs
43:37 - Culture of Trust & Shared Growth
59:50 - Humility in Leadership
1:03:47 - Tools for Getting Actual Feedback
1:17:19 - Summary

Articles to Get Started
https://www.headway.io/blog/level-up-...
https://www.headway.io/even-keeled/te...
https://www.headway.io/blog/pair-prog...

Tools We Use at Headway
https://www.eosworldwide.com/eos-model
https://www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc
https://inscapevocations.com/m-core-m...
https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengt...
https://leadhonestly.com/
https://progressionapp.com/

Development - Project Health Check-Up
https://headwayio.typeform.com/dev-he...

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