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DPC2019: Becoming a tech lead - Lessons learned - Jayesh Kawli
Becoming a tech lead requires skills beyond just coding, including understanding team dynamics, communication, and delegation. Learn key lessons from Jayesh Kawli's experience on effective leadership and team management.
- To become a tech lead, it’s not just about technical skills, but also understanding team dynamics and communication.
- Code review is a great tool for learning and teaching.
- Transparency and communication are key to avoid confusion and ensure everyone is on the same page.
- As a tech lead, it’s important to understand how to motivate and delegate team members.
- It’s important to recognize and celebrate individual and team successes.
- Mentorship programs can be beneficial for team members to learn and grow.
- Feedback is important to improve and avoid mistakes.
- It’s essential to understand the requirements and specifications before starting a task.
- Sprint planning meetings should include all stakeholders, and estimations should be made taking into account various factors.
- Code reviews can take longer for big changes, and it’s important to leave enough time for reviews.
- Delegating tasks and giving responsibilities to team members can help with workload and skill development.
- It’s important to be aware of blockers and find solutions to avoid them.
- Communication is key, especially when working with product managers.
- Feedback and recognition can go a long way in motivating team members.
- Onboarding and mentoring new team members can help with knowledge sharing and skill development.
- It’s important to prioritize action items and follow up on them.
- The tech lead role requires understanding of how to drive the direction of the team.
- It’s important to be transparent about changes and new features.
- Celebrating successes and learning from failures is important for growth.
- Code reviews can help identify and fix mistakes.
- It’s important to prioritize refactoring and documenting code.
- The tech lead role requires understanding of how to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
- It’s important to recognize and celebrate individual and team successes.
- Transparency and communication are key to avoid confusion and ensure everyone is on the same page.
- Delegating tasks and giving responsibilities to team members can help with workload and skill development.