The role of being technical in technical leadership
There is compelling evidence that technical workers want leaders who are strong technologists, leaders they believe they can learn from. What does this mean for those who wish to become engineering managers and technical leaders? How can you be an effective noncoding technical leader? Camille Fournier explores this conundrum and shares strategies to overcome it.
| Talk Title | The role of being technical in technical leadership |
| Speakers | Camille Fournier (Independent) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Velocity Conference |
| Conf Tag | Build Resilient Distributed Systems |
| Location | San Jose, California |
| Date | June 20-22, 2017 |
| URL | Talk Page |
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| Video | Talk Video |
What does it mean to be a technical leader? There is compelling evidence that technical workers want leaders who are strong technologists, leaders they believe they can learn from. Yet we also tell engineering managers to stay away from writing code and discourage the idea that becoming an engineering manager is the path to making big technical decisions for your team. What does this mean for those who wish to become engineering managers and technical leaders? How can you be an effective noncoding technical leader? Camille Fournier explores this conundrum and shares strategies to overcome it.
