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@developer_first

technical leadership consulting & training

 Minneapolis, MN
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Joined June 2019
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NFJS@nofluff16 Mar 2023
UberConf 2023 returns to Denver on 7/18-21! See first hand what a World Class Conference w/150 + technically dense sessions/workshops is all about! Register by 3/31 & secure the early bird rate! uberconf.com/schedule Why Attend UberConf 2023 PDF: tinyurl.com/sy584kcc
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NFJS@nofluff11 Mar 2022
The Countdown begins...Early Bird ends 4/1! Register today for UberConf 2022, the ultimate JVM enthusiast experience is returning to Denver on July 12-15th #UberConf 2022 features 150+ technically dense sessions delivered by our world-class speakers! UberConf.com
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NFJS@nofluff3 Feb 2022
Spring is just around the corner & the 2022 NFJS Tour kicks off in April with 4 shows! St. Louis: April 1-2 Dallas: April 8-10 Reston: April 22-23 Columbus: April 29 - May 1 Join us in person or virtually for a great experience! Register @ nofluffjuststuff.com today!
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@turingcom10 Sep 2021
Want to Hire the Best Tech Talent? Build the Best Culture First. 🙌 Here’s how: 👇 turing.com/blog/hire-the-bes… Great insights from @KateWardin , Senior Engineering Manager, @Target
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NFJS@nofluff18 Aug 2021
Don’t miss ArchConf, a one-of-a-kind education event for software architects, tech leads & devs covering DDD / K8s / Containers / Microservices / Cloud / ML / Big Data / Security / Soft Skills /Distributed Teams and more Early-bird ends 9/3 Register Now @ archconf.com
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Excited to speak at @nofluff 's Progressive Web Experience conference at the most beautiful venue. Check it out! #frontenddev progressivewebexperience.io/
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An incomplete list of skills senior engineers need, beyond coding

An incomplete list of skills senior engineers need, beyond coding

For varying levels of seniority, from senior, to staff, and beyond.

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Looking forward to leading Foundations of Tech Leadership training tomorrow at #agiledevopscon 2021! agiledevopswest.techwell.com…
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@joulee27 May 2021
What’s the best thing a manager has ever done for you?
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NFJS@nofluff29 May 2021
#UberConf, the ultimate developer conference, returns Oct 5-8th! Experience 140 + technically dense sessions/workshops delivered by our world class speakers. Super Early Bird ends 6/4. Register now @ UberConf.com
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How to build team morale remotely

How to build team morale remotely

12 practices for how to build team morale remotely in the long-term, not as a short-term enthusiasm blip.

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"technical expertise is a thing that people develop, not an inherent quality people have" leaddev.com/leadership-skill…
Leading engineers when you aren't one yourself

Leading engineers when you aren't one yourself

Can a lack of technical expertise be an asset?

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I am having so much fun building the curriculum for my newest @nofluff course on Adaptive Tech Leadership. Topics will include purposeful leadership, emotional intelligence, decision making, leading remote teams, and more. Registration is still open: nofluffjuststuff.com/virtual…
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Sarah Mei@sarahmei11 May 2017
Meaning, you need to pick one. If you're still spending multiple hours coding per day, 💯% chance you aren't doing great at managing.
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Sarah Mei@sarahmei11 May 2017
5. Both code and people require the same thing to thrive: focused, sustained attention. No one does both well.
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Time to register! Join us next Thursday, May 20, for the 6th Open Source North Conference. An amazing lineup of speakers. Fabulous prizes. Hopin platform. opensourcenorth.com/ #osn2021
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Are you a new Engineering Manager? Check out this 1 day virtual course on June 4th! developer-first.com/event-in…
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5 Engineering Manager Archetypes

5 Engineering Manager Archetypes

“There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.” — Phil Karlton Introduction In today’s tech organisations, you find 2 ... Read more

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"We’d always believed that to be a manager, particularly on the engineering side, you need to be as deep or deeper a technical expert than the people who work for you...it turns out that that’s absolutely the least important thing" nytimes.com/2011/03/13/busin…
Google’s Quest to Build a Better Boss (Published 2011)

Google’s Quest to Build a Better Boss (Published 2011)

A company study found that a manager’s technical skills were far less valued by employees than people skills.

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