Growing the next generation of leaders: Leveling up your leadership teams
Join this talk as Kathleen discusses how you can identify the skill gaps in your teams and support your managers as they transition to leadership.
Becoming an inspiring leader. Solve problems and motivate people.
In this talk, I'll share stories about how I moved from being a process-oriented leader to putting people over processes.
Why observability needs to be treated as critical infrastructure
In this talk, I’ll discuss how I worked with my ICs to develop a space where the use of metrics felt less intimidating and more like a valuable tool for growth.
Tackling Software Engineering Leaders' Dual Mandate
Operational excellence has been engineering leaders' mandate since the beginning. But, success in the business world has shifted over the past two decades, making software delivery the key driver. This revenue generation change added a new mandate for the engineering leader: Driving Business Outcomes.
Master modern hiring: Win the race for tech talent through equity, empathy & efficiency
In this lightning talk, Karat VP of Content Don Gannon-Jones explains how a focus on job readiness will empower you to manage the overflow of applicants and interviews without resorting to outdated tactics that require candidates to do a lot of guess-work and game-playing.
Why can we still not measure team performance?
Scott Carey & Rebecca Murphey discuss findings from the LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report 2023.
Sustaining Innovation with changing times: Adapting systems, teams, processes and yourself
This talk will look at two common themes - trust and adaptability - in systems, teams and process.
The Many Shapes of a VP of Engineering
Emily will talk about different archetypes that are common for the VP of Engineering role, how to assess what type your organization needs, and how the role can evolve over time.
Space aliens are among us, your product roadmap is realistic, and other lies you believe
In this talk, I'll help you establish focus, cut through metrics that don't matter, and sharpen your team's execution so that you can meet your business goals.
Crafting an effective technical strategy: Business success through targeted investment
Led by Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI, this session dives deep into the realm of technical strategy. It explores why technical strategy matters, how to align it with business objectives, and how to measure the impact.
Building and Promoting a Strong Engineering Culture
This talk will focus on how senior engineering leaders can build and promote a strong organizational culture.