The speaker works at <a href="https://www.thoughtworks.com/">ThoughtWorks</a>

Author of <a href="https://leanpub.com/talking-with-tech-leads">Talking with Tech Leads</a> and <a href="https://leanpub.com/the-retrospective-handbook">The Retrospective Handbook</a>

Where can Tech leads go to ask for help?

<q>People are really different from computers.</q>

 
<q>A simple test for effective tech lead: Does the codebase look like it was written by a single person?</q>

What does a good tech focus on?
<ul>
  <li>Programming</li>
  <li>People</li>
  <li>Process</li>
</ul>
 

<q>Do effective Technical Leaders need to spend time with the code?</q>

Mostly pair programming, code-reviews, etc.

<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2527153/it-management/opinion--the-unspoken-truth-about-managing-geeks.html">Opinion: The unspoken truth about managing geeks</a>

 
Consistency over Cleverness

Standardized code layout

Channel the passion people feel about code layout into solving real business and technical problems.


Team Culture:

<ul>
  <li>How long does the build stay broken?</li>
  <li>Do people avoid conflict?  (teams that avoid conflict are usually not healthy)</li>
  <li>Do people offer new ideas?</li>
  <li>Do people flag when they need help?</li>
  <li>Do people feel ok to admit being wrong?    Lead by example!</li>
</ul>
 
<a href="http://www.strengthsfinder.com/">Strength in Diversity Strengthsfinder</a>

   Woo = Winning others over

<a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8757.html">The Difference:
How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies
New Edition Scott E. Page</a>


Learning activities:
<ul>
  <li>Brown Bag session</li>
  <li>Spike Showcases</li>
  <li>Technical Retrospectives</li>
  <li>Video/Book Club</li>
  <li>Team Code Reviews</li>
  <li>Pair Programming</li>
</ul>


<a href="https://situational.com/the-cls-difference/situational-leadership-what-we-do/">Situational Leadership Model</a>