Leading a team
By Joeri Timmermans
Hi, I’m Joeri!
34 years old
Gaming, food, reading, education
Accountancy – Informatics
Interactive Multimedia Design
Developer
Project Manager
Learn & Development Manager
(1999 – 2007)
(2017 - 2021)
(2011 - 2017)
(2007 - 2011)
(2021 - now)
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www.joeritimmermans.be
@joeri_timmer
hello@joeritimmermans.be
Joined Nov 2014
How did I end up here?
Blogging
https://coderwall.com/pix-art
Year 2012
https://www.pix-art.be
Year 2014
https://www.joeritimmermans.be
Year 2020
Public speaking
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Warning! This presentation contains my personal story and lessons I’ve learned in my first few years as a team lead. This won’t be a teamwork speech but it might contain some other clichés and explain why they have been important to me.
Disclaimer
https://www.intracto.com/en-be/blog/how-lead-development-team
Lessons
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Lesson 1
Having hands-on experience
will always give you an edge.
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Lesson 2
Put your trust in the team and the team will trust you.
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Lesson 3
Create a non-blame environment where everyone is allowed to make mistakes.
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Lesson 4
Life ain’t a pony farm; personal life ALWAYS comes first.
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Lesson 5
You’re not a princess,
get your hands dirty.
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Lesson 6
Always take the blame,
never take credit.
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Lesson 7
Encourage ownership.
Lesson 8
Consistency is key
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Lesson 9
Be thankful
3 Tips
- Trust
- Respect
- Consistency
Tools
Standup
- "Daily"
- Share frustrations, search solutions
- Stay up to date
- Everyone should get some time
- Important with remote work to stay connected
- Coffee break chat
- Can be done while walking, e.g. noon-walk
Team events
- 125€ / pp, use it!
- Is a great way to introduce someone new
- Something to look forward to as a team
- Appreciation for the hard work
- Can be used in different usefull ways
- Communication and work stimulation (e.g. Escape room)
- Competition spirit (e.g. Bowling, karting, VR shoot)
- Motivation, moral, fun (e.g. Festival)
- Celebration (e.g. Christmas dinner, Project ending)
1-o-1
- Monthly (If something is wrong, don't wait!)
- Informal
- Build trust
- Personal approach
- Follow up growth path
- Always start with 'How are you?'
- Frequently used questions
- How is work? (Carriere switch)
- How is life at home?
- Can I help with something?
- Do you have any frustrations?
- Do you miss something?
Evaluation
- Yearly
- Formal
- Personal growth
- Goals
- Working points
- Potential salary evaluation
- Belt/rol evaluation
Team retrospectives
- Each 2 months
- Team brainstorm
- Group frustrations => Group solutions
- Re-evaluate common goals
- Creative moment to inspire each other
- Some ideas
- SWOT
- Mad, Sad, Glad
- Start, Stop, Continue
- Mission statement
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Leading a team
By Joeri Timmermans
Leading a team
Talk based on my blogpost (link below) to share my ideas and experience I've build up throughout the years. (Directed at teamleads) https://www.joeritimmermans.be/blog/leading-a-development-team/
