Building teams with Erich
You got promoted because you were good at the work, but nobody taught you how to lead.
Practical advice for building and managing small and mid-sized teams
What this covers
Three things, and nothing else
Hiring & Onboarding
Finding people who can actually do the job and getting them productive before they start wondering whether they made a mistake.
Read 4 articlesLeadership Skills
The parts of the job you weren't trained for but are expected to be good at immediately.
Read 2 articlesTeam Management
Trust, conflict, and the day-to-day work of keeping a team functioning when the pressure is on
Read 2 articlesLatest videos
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About
Fifteen years leading small and mid-sized technical teams
I'm Erich Wambach. I've been in software since 1999 as a developer, architect, then manager of development and QA teams, Director of Global DevOps, Director of Cloud Operations. Everything here comes from doing the job, making mistakes, and learning would truly works.
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