This document discusses technical leadership and provides advice for developing leadership skills. It outlines Dianne Marsh's journey at Netflix and lessons learned about acting like an owner, what leadership entails, and building leadership in an organization. The document then discusses what leaders do, including vision, strategy, communication, inspiration, flexibility, and listening. It also covers challenges of technical managers and ways to exercise leadership, such as internal hackathons, side projects, and learning from others. Leaders are encouraged to focus on projects, people, and ideas to develop their skills and lead in a way that welcomes all.

1. Technical Leadership!
from wherever you are
Scala Days 2015
Dianne Marsh!
@dmarsh!
dmarsh@netflix.com

2. Our Journey
• Acting Like an Owner
• What Leadership is (not)
• Building Leadership Into an Organization
• What Leaders Do
• Challenges of Technical Managers
• What’s your Leadership Superpower?

3. Own It

4. What is Leadership?

5. Leaders aren’t appointed

6. Are Early Adopters Leaders?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DiffusionOfInnovation.png

7. WARNING!!
!
Shiny !
Objects

8. Build it in

9. Leaders Emerge from Great
Organizations

10. You ride … you decide

11. Value Courage

12. • http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664

13. What does a Leader do?

14. Vision

15. Strategize

16. Communicate

17. Inspire

18. Remain Flexible

19. Listen

20. Managing Up

21. Managing Sideways

23. Challenges of
Technical Managers

24. Exercise Tech Muscle

25. Internal Hackathons:
Work With Your Team!

26. Off critical path
projects

27. Learn by Listening

28. Where do you
Recharge?

29. What do you
Want to Lead?

30. PROJECTS
• Project Management Groups
• Follow Through
• Communicate with Team

31. PEOPLE
• Honest Feedback
• Protect Culture
• Help Recruit Coworkers

32. IDEAS
• Speak at Conferences
• Write
• Organize Internal Events

33. • Be Welcoming of Newcomers
• Recognize not Just One Way
• Respect the Journey
Scala Needs You
Dick Wall 3:40 pm

34. Where can you Improve?
• Vison
• Strategize
• Communicate
• Inspire
• Remain Flexible
• Listen
• Manage Up
• Manage Sideways

35. –Thomas Keller, in “The Soul of a Chef” by Michael Ruhlman
“You can’t spend half a career as someone
else’s employee and then, suddenly, one day,
start thinking like an owner. Think like an owner
and act like an owner from your very first job …”
Live Every Day as a Leader

36. Questions and
Experiences

37. Thank you!

38. References
• http://www.zingermanspress.com/our-books/
being-a-better-leader