10 Tips to Become an Awesome Technical Lead

Discover essential strategies for excelling as a Technical Lead in this 48-minute conference talk from Devoxx. Learn how to conduct technical interviews, lead multiple teams, manage new responsibilities, handle success and failure, and maintain technical focus. Gain valuable insights on mentoring, embracing cultural differences, estimating projects, interfacing with external stakeholders, and facilitating agile teamwork. Explore key topics such as advocating for change, staying technically proficient, and thinking big while taking action. Whether you're a new Technical Lead or looking to enhance your leadership skills, acquire practical knowledge to navigate the challenges of this pivotal role in software development.

Intro
Advocate for Change
Work through Failure and Success
Stay Technical
Always Available
Be a mentor for your team
Surround yourself with other Tech Leads
Think Big, Blas for Action.
Interviewing potential new team members
Embrace Cultural differences
Estimating is hard
Interfacing with the outside world
Facilitate (agile) team work