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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