Learning Leadership: Practical strategies for developing leadership skills
Friday, Aug 16
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Room 103
Description
Leadership skills aren't some mysterious "it" factor that some people have and some people don't. They are attainable by anyone who is willing to step outside of their comfort zone and purposefully seek out leadership experiences.
This talk will identify the habits and competencies that organizations look for when hiring and promoting new leaders. More importantly, it will give you practical strategies to identify and take advantage of self-driven experiences and opportunities to develop those professional behaviors.
Soft skills often feel nebulous, and when you receive feedback that one of your leadership skills is lacking, it can feel discouraging to try to pin down an actionable plan to help correct it. Even then, it is hard to track measurable improvement. In this session, we will identify competencies that are expected at each level and provide tools for developing them.
I speak from my own experience of the lessons I have learned as I moved from individual contributor to leader, as well as my experience in coaching others as a mentor, a tech lead, a team lead, a director of consultant development, and a software engineering manager.
This talk will identify the habits and competencies that organizations look for when hiring and promoting new leaders. More importantly, it will give you practical strategies to identify and take advantage of self-driven experiences and opportunities to develop those professional behaviors.
Soft skills often feel nebulous, and when you receive feedback that one of your leadership skills is lacking, it can feel discouraging to try to pin down an actionable plan to help correct it. Even then, it is hard to track measurable improvement. In this session, we will identify competencies that are expected at each level and provide tools for developing them.
I speak from my own experience of the lessons I have learned as I moved from individual contributor to leader, as well as my experience in coaching others as a mentor, a tech lead, a team lead, a director of consultant development, and a software engineering manager.
