5 Duties of a Technical Leader: Develop People

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“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been” — Henry A. Kissinger How does a technical leader act in a company with empowered teams? I believe all leaders must attend to five fundamental duties: demonstrate character, clarify direction, solve problems, increase motivation and develop people. This blog post describes the fifth duty: improving […]

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Are functional languages common at Coderetreats?

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When was the last time you spent a full day just to practice new ways of coding? Back in 2008 four guys met during a conference and tried to encourage more people to engage in deliberate practice. This is how the Coderetreat concept was born. Briefly, a Coderetreat consists of 5-7 programming sessions of 45 minutes. The main characteristic of these sessions is

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5 Duties of a Technical Leader: Increase Motivation

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In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can. — Nikos Kazantzakis How does a technical leader act in a company with empowered teams? This blog post is part of a series that tries to answer that question. I believe all leaders must attend to five fundamental duties: demonstrate character, clarify direction, solve problems, increase motivation

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5 Duties of a Technical Leader: Solve Problems

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Effective problem-solving leaders know how to organize the environment so that all eyes are operating at full power. — Jerry Weinberg, Becoming a Technical Leader How does a technical leader act in a company with empowered teams? This blog post is part of a series that tries to answer that question. I believe all leaders must attend

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Product Inception – TSM article

By / 8 minutes of reading / Agile, Blog, Lean & Kanban, Software Craft, Software Engineering

The first version of this article was published in Today Software Magazine, no 24. Below it is an updated version. The authors: Adrian Bolboacă and Alexandru Bolboacă The Beginnings How fast could you create a software product starting from an idea? This is the purpose of this article. We will explain our concept, from a technical

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5 Duties of a Technical Leader: Clarify Direction

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The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. — John Scully How does a technical leader act in a company with empowered teams? This blog post is part of a series that tries to answer that question. I believe all leaders must attend to five fundamental duties: demonstrate character, clarify direction, solve problems,

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5 Duties of a Technical Leader: Demonstrate Character

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Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen. — Alan Keith, Genentech I’ve always liked computers: you tell them precisely what to do and they obey without wondering whether your command is appropriate. Working with many leaders, I feel like some would also want their team members to be

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Second day of I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2014

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 After the first intensive day of I T.A.K.E. Unconference the participants started the second one sharing briefly to each other their impressions and takeaways. Mozaic Works teddy bears supported them, being their pair right from the intro. All speakers presented briefly the next talks and workshops. Already used to five parallel tracks, the participants joined their preferred sessions. These were: True Software

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