Some great takeaways from #LeadDevLive:
- #covid19 is a marathon, not a sprint
- this is not normal
- your safety and health first, work second
- over communicate over communicate over communicate
- kiddo interruptions are a fact of life (male leaders, pls demonstrate this!)
- #covid19 is a marathon, not a sprint
- this is not normal
- your safety and health first, work second
- over communicate over communicate over communicate
- kiddo interruptions are a fact of life (male leaders, pls demonstrate this!)
- don't cause more chaos than necessary
- model good behavior - TAKE TIME OFF REGULARLY
- did i say overcommunicate yet? overcommunicate
- reduced productivity is expected - have you adjusted your roadmap yet? have you overcommunicated it yet?
- model good behavior - TAKE TIME OFF REGULARLY
- did i say overcommunicate yet? overcommunicate
- reduced productivity is expected - have you adjusted your roadmap yet? have you overcommunicated it yet?
- different people need different things! some people need to work to feel "normal" and keep themselves busy. but keep an eye out on if they're negatively affecting their teammates
- connect as humans. this seems surprisingly simple, and yet
This tweet
People first. Always. Even if you have to make layoffs in order to make sure that the business keeps going, you don't have to jump to that first. People will remember how you treat them in a pandemic.
If you're a brand new manager during a pandemic, it's going to be incredibly stressful! Ask your team for help and what they want. Be honest that this is your first time. Don't pretend like you know everything, You're a junior manager now, not a senior engineer!
THIS IS NOT NORMAL REMOTE WORK. This is a pandemic, where we are trying to work
Another great link: self-care.remote.tools
Quick break to show off my #LeadDevLive loaf 
#LeadDevLoaf crumb
Ok back to #LeadDevLive content:
- Finding deep focus time is HARD. Headphones, blocking off calendar time, muting notifications can help, but also be ok with not having that focus during a pandemic
- Always have video calls for 1:1s if you can. Text can lead to confusion
- Finding deep focus time is HARD. Headphones, blocking off calendar time, muting notifications can help, but also be ok with not having that focus during a pandemic
- Always have video calls for 1:1s if you can. Text can lead to confusion
- Impasse decisions: figure out if someone is scared to commit/seem weak, have pressure to be "right" and delegate a person to make decision (can be yourself!) and accept responsibility for any fallout
Evergreen reminder:
Mental health and physical health "jokes" are never appropriate, especially now. Joking about brain anuyrisms, dying from a plague, or having "PTSD" from a global pandemic isn't a good look
Mental health and physical health "jokes" are never appropriate, especially now. Joking about brain anuyrisms, dying from a plague, or having "PTSD" from a global pandemic isn't a good look
Just saw an amazing talk by @Geek_Manager about business continuity plans (BCP) and I think I've found my new calling?!
Reminder that business continuity plans are also useful for home life!
An amazing panel right now with @bryanl and @ericastanley about when to do a rewrite and how to measure if it's successful 😍. Can't wait for the recording to share with my platform team
PEOPLE OVER POLITICS 👏
Many many thanks to the organizers of #LeadDevLive! An amazing remote conference experience. Can't wait to see you all tomorrow!
