I began my career as a developer, where building websites for clients and learning development best practices were my primary responsibilities. As I became a team leader and manager, I quickly learned that my job now had a very different set of objectives, priorities, and keys to success. Instead of solving technical problems with code, the most important parts of my days became addressing more ambiguous “people problems” and coaching my team members toward growth.
This session will cover how I shifted from a front-end development role into management, and the lessons I’ve learned that can help other developers thinking of making a similar move. I’ll detail how delegation was my biggest struggle and greatest help, the importance of clear communication and expectations, and how to support my team while building their skills, not just my own. I’ll also touch on the differences in feedback loops between development and management problem-solving, along with how to stay technical while spending less time directly working on code.
for free. You
can too.
