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Your Most Precious Resource

September 2, 2020July 19, 2020 by Pat Kua

As a leader, you have many resources as your command. But there is only one which you cannot replace. Time. With the right conditions, you …

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Avoid Burnout and Start Saying No. Here’s How.

July 2, 2020 by Pat Kua

A lot of first-time leaders say yes too frequently. They say yes to every request or interruption. They say yes because they want to please …

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Book Review and Notes of Team Topologies

June 24, 2020 by Pat Kua

Book Review In our book, “Building Evolutionary Architectures” we talked about the Inverse Conway Maneuver, or using Conway’s Law to your advantage. Conway’s Law implies …

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5 Engineering Manager Archetypes

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by Pat Kua

“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 …

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6 Things Leaders Can Do in Difficult Times

June 6, 2020 by Pat Kua

Difficult times, by definition are never easy. Uncertainty, stress, tensions and emotions run high, making it more difficult to focus and to know how to …

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The Definition of a Tech Lead

June 16, 2020May 28, 2020 by Pat Kua

Our industry is infamous for confusing terms. Roles in software development are a good example. Titles like Architect, Tech Lead, Team Lead and Engineering Manager …

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Book Review: The Unicorn Project

May 10, 2020May 7, 2020 by Pat Kua

The book’s background It’s rare to read a lot of books like The Unicorn Project. Like its predecessor, The Phoenix Project, it uses a business …

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Maker vs Multiplier

June 3, 2020April 23, 2020 by Pat Kua

In my coaching sessions with first-time leaders, I listen carefully to uncover their default operating mode: Maker or Multiplier. Both of these modes are important …

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Announcing the launch of the Tech Lead Academy

April 19, 2020 by Pat Kua

I’m very happy to announce the launch of the Tech Lead Academy (http://techlead.academy). The goal of the academy aligns well with my personal mission of …

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Coping with a Crisis

June 3, 2020March 16, 2020 by Pat Kua

A crisis is the perfect test for a leader. Strong leaders will face a crisis head on. Weak leaders will ignore the crisis until it …

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