A Career as Tech Lead or Engineering Manager with Patrick Kua

<p>Engineers can get promoted to leadership positions without knowing what is expected of them. It's less of the same and more of a sidestep.</p> <p>Pat Kua and I discuss the tech lead and engineering manager roles and what makes a person effective being in that role. On top of that we give perspective for people interested in those positions.</p> <p>Enjoy! 🎙</p> <p>Connect with Pat Kua:<br> <a href="https://www.patkua.com/">https://www.patkua.com</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/patkua">https://twitter.com/patkua</a><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patkua">https://www.linkedin.com/in/patkua</a></p> <p>Pat's newsletter:<br> <a href="https://levelup.patkua.com/">https://levelup.patkua.com</a><br> </p> <p>Full episode on YouTube ▶️<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/QMS4anI_oJo">https://youtu.be/QMS4anI_oJo</a></p> <p>New episodes every Wednesday with our host&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil">🎙Patrick Akil</a>! &nbsp;<br> Big shoutout to&nbsp;<a href="https://xebia.com/">Xebia</a> for making this episode possible!</p> <p><br></p> <p>OUTLINE:<br> 00:00:00 - Intro<br> 00:00:42 - Different problems in coaching CTOs<br> 00:02:08 - Problems when it comes to team structure<br> 00:03:47 - Coaching aspects<br> 00:06:14 - The tech lead and engineering manager paths are sidesteps<br> 00:08:21 - Mismatch in expectations<br> 00:10:05 - Skills a tech lead requires<br> 00:12:54 - Dealing with people<br> 00:16:44 - Communication challenges<br> 00:18:13 - When is the right time to step into a leadership position?<br> 00:20:51 - Leadership positions are not for everyone<br> 00:23:42 - Learning from others<br> 00:26:21 - Relationship between tech lead and engineering manager<br> 00:31:58 - Pitfall of splitting tech lead and engineering manager<br> 00:34:27 - Conversations about roles and responsibilities<br> 00:36:51 - Leadership teams<br> 00:37:43 - Who is responsible for team effectiveness?<br> 00:40:23 - Pat's favourite role in the past<br> 00:43:47 - Figuring out what you like and dislike doing<br>