beyond the full stack: growing as a technology leader by cheryl hammond

Cheryl Hammond

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Northwest Cadencecheryl.hammond@nwcadence.com

beyond full stackgrowing as a technology leader

me

Cheryl Hammond16+ years’ experience in software

development, team leadership, and

organizational transformation

Passionate about agile, lean, and

making software delivery humane;

not afraid to look silly doing it

@bsktcase

Speaker at Agile Games 2015, ALM

Forum, TechEds 2013, Agile 2015 …

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agreements and asks

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law of two feet

topics

Intro: career paths

Growing into leadershipSelf

Team

Partners

Onward & upward

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career paths

career paths

Development/architecture

Management

…

Do you know your employer’s?

(Does your employer know your employer’s?)

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make human connections

not a leader

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master yourself

master yourself

Know your strengths

Know your limits

Listen and learn

Perfectionism not required

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serve your team

serve your team

Pair

Take the tasks no one wants

Look left, look right

Don’t be a martyr

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build relationships

build relationships

Seek out mentors

Learn others’ interests

Volunteer

Put your team first

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grow your influence

grow your influence

Accept challenges

Watch for opportunities

Extend your network

Confidence and humility

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what if…?

…no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.”

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questions?

Cheryl Hammond

@bsktcase

Northwest Cadencecheryl.hammond@nwcadence.com

thank you!