1. Take a Step Up From coder to leader

2. Special Thanks Special thanks to Alan Stevens, developer and speaker extraordinaire. for letting me rip off much of his content from Devlink 2012. And of course to you for listening.

3. Be Current Being update on your technical skills is assumed. You MUST know what you’re doing technically.

4. What you need to know Trust Tell a Story Value Others

5. Leadership is not a formal role assigned in a business or group. Leadership is the process of influence in which one person can encourage and direct others to assist in accomplishing a common task.

6. Leadership Myths Leadership is Innate Leadership is possessing power over others Leaders are positively influential Leaders entirely control group outcomes All groups have designated leaders Group members resist leaders

7. Leadership IS Leadership is an attitude Leadership requires pushing back Leadership means accepting reality Leadership requires you to abstain from hype

11. How to Lead Trust Tell a Story Value Others

12. Trust Trust others Food Humor Create a culture of Safety

13. Tell A Story Emotions are not Facts Use a metaphor Invite them to join you on a journey Share your vision Leadership is about a vision, not a task, project or even objective

14. Value Others Raise the value of the whole team Encourage others to value you, by showing that you value them You can’t raise yourself up by keeping others down. A Players hire A+ players; B Players hire C players.

15. Dancing Leader

16. What? It was the 1 st follower that transformed the lone nut job into a leader. There is NO movement without the first follower. If everyone was the leader, that would be really ineffective. The BEST way to make a movement, if you really care, is to courageously follow and show others how to follow.

17. First Followers Being the first (or even just an early) follower is an under-appreciated form of leadership. New followers emulate other followers, not the leader.

18. Change isn’t easy Be willing and prepared to stand out Be confident in your ability, but humbled by your support and followers