Six Tools To Improve Your Tech Leadership & Communication

About this course

Leadership in tech is often ignored until it is too late. We all start out as junior developers or engineers, and slowly work our way up the corporate ladder. Then one day we open our eyes and look around, and we realize we're in charge of the team, a product, or the entire organization. For some of us this leadership comes naturally, while for others it's a daily struggle. You might be thinking that leadership is something you're born with, but nothing could be further from the truth.  Great leadership is a skill, just like coding and engineering, and it can be learned.  Sonsoles and Mark spent many years working in tech organizations, some great, others not so much. Over the years they realized they were seeing the same toxic leadership patterns over and over. We call these patterns Managerial Anti-Patterns, and they arise out of weak personal power, a toxic communication style, or both.    Being aware of these anti-patterns is the first step on your journey to become an outstanding tech leader. If you want to become immune to these anti-patterns, you must first master a solid foundation of skills and tools. Sonsoles and Mark will teach you how to improve your communication, cultivate your personal power, and change your daily habits from the inside out, to become a powerful tech leader and achieve career success. You'll learn to harness six tools of effective leadership and communication: use Introvert Superpowers, Align your team, Question assumptions, Embrace creativity, Become a Service Designer, and practice Healthy Decision Making. With these tools you will: Gain a robust understanding of what it takes to 

Course objectives

• transform daily habits to support effective leadership
• apply tools to enhance team dynamics and creativity