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Dev Voyage: Uncharted Waters

  1. Part 14 min readIntermediateUp next

    From Best Engineer to First-Time Lead

    A new lead who keeps the hardest ticket becomes the bottleneck and codes at night to catch up. Your output is now what the team ships: unblock first, review within a day, and hand the work you love to someone who can own it.

  2. Part 24 min readIntermediate

    Hire and Grow Your Crew

    Hiring on gut feel picks whoever talks best. Decide what the job needs before you meet anyone, ask every candidate the same questions, score each answer alone before the debrief, then start your hire on a 30-60-90 plan with a buddy.

  3. Part 34 min readIntermediate

    One-to-Ones That Matter, and Handling Conflict

    Skip one-to-ones and you hear about trouble when someone stops coming to standup. Hold them weekly with their agenda first; when two people clash, talk to each privately, then together, and end on a shared rule, not a winner.

  4. Part 44 min readIntermediate

    Manage the Team: Goals, Trust and Delivery

    Eleven goals nobody remembers, and a red result found in week 12, cost a lead the team's focus and the boss's trust. Set a few measurable results with one owner each, send a five-line update weekly, and report red early with a plan.

  5. Part 54 min readIntermediate

    Build the Ship You Want to Sail On: Culture and Giving Back

    If a team's good habits live only in its lead, it works only while the lead is in the room. Repeat a few habits weekly: specific thanks, a calm reply to bad news, sponsoring people for real chances, and handing on what you learned.