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You may have heard your boss say it: “You need to be more strategic!”. Maybe it came up in your latest performance review. Or you just want to work more strategically in order to fill all parts of your role as a leader? Or maybe your team/organisation needs more strategic support to help them succeed.
But what does it actually mean to really think and act strategically? What actions can you take to lead more strategically every day? And what skills can you develop that help your ability to think and act strategically?
In this talk, we’ll cover these questions to help you become more strategic. With the additional help of examples from engineering leaders, you’ll walk away with practical tips that you can start implementing tomorrow to help you become a more strategic leader and, consequently, more effective and successful in your role.
Lena Reinhard is an ex-VP of engineering at CircleCI and Travis CI, and now a leadership coach and consultant.
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