Empathetic Technical Leadership: Improve Dynamics, Manage Workflows, and Better Communication Within a Team (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781484254998)

Uncover practical ways to mentor managers and individual contributors so you can improve team dynamics, manage workflow, better communication and create more empathy in the team. This book will show you how to achieve organizational goals with minimum friction and maximum happiness.

Software developers take years to perfect their technical skills, but as they progress in their careers they also need to learn vital soft skills to help them become better leaders. Moreover, the tech industry is also known to be highly stressful, often leading to unhappy workers and quick turnovers. In this book, author Alex Harms reveals the methods employed by the best technical leaders to connect with their team, provide leadership, and mentor new developers. and this leads to maximum results.

• Facilitate meetings where everybody participates and feels invested in the outcome
• Manage conflicts when they arise within the team
• Mentor and support individual contributors within your team

This book is for coders who have been promoted to tech lead or team lead, their first management position. Experienced technical managers and CTOs can also use this book to be more compassionate in their leadership style and to learn how to understand people better. Secondary audiences are programmers, agile coaches and consultants.