3 Learning lead developer skills
- Updating skills with study resources
- Practicing leadership soft skills
- Prioritizing and scheduling learning
- Understanding leadership styles
- Matching leadership style to personality
- Improving presentation skills and engagement
To be a successful lead developer, you’ll need to learn many key skills. Learning everything you need to know takes a lot of time, so it’s important to know what skills to learn and prioritize them accordingly. Lead developers are expected to strike a good balance between technical and soft skills, which is very hard to do.
3.1 Prioritizing learning new skills
3.1.1 Learning current technical skills
3.1.2 Reviewing necessary soft skills
3.1.3 Practicing soft skills on the job
3.1.4 Setting aside time for learning
3.2 Finding your leadership style
3.2.1 Reviewing popular leadership styles
3.2.2 Assessing your personality type
3.2.3 Observing personalities on your team
3.3 Improving your presentation skills
3.3.1 Calming your nerves
3.3.2 Creating effective slides
3.3.3 Giving a great performance
3.4 Case study
3.4.1 What soft skills have you learned that helped you most in your career?
3.4.2 How do you prepare for giving a presentation?
3.4.3 Why is it important to observe personalities on your team?
3.4.4 What advice do you have for lead developers with a busy schedule to help them prioritize learning new skills?
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