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​In the Developer Masterclass, you'll learn what does it take to be an exceptional tech leader, how to develop yourself as a leader, and how to maintain balance between leadership and technical duties. In a practical, down-to-earth style, you'll learn how to:

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(1/4) Develop yourself as a technical lead

• Balance technical and non-technical skills

• Measure your progress as a leader

• Gain trust and respect

• Delegate effectively

• Communicate with confidence

• Influence others without resorting to issuing orders

• Motivate people with DRIVE

• Improve team's health

• Reclaim time for coding

​

(2/4) Build great teams

• Understand the importance of mentoring

• Replenish your Mentor's Toolbox with the essential tools

• Build fast-performing and autonomous teams

• Foster an effective learning culture in your team

• Foster an effective problem-solving culture

• Help your teammates reach career heights

• Use coaching to avoid being bombed with neverending questions

• Learn to use pair programming effectively

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(3/4) Improve development process

• Learn to measure IT and team performance

• Learn how Scrum, Kanban, and Lean fit together

• Learn how to plan and deliver work always on time

• Learn to prioritize and split work properly

• Understand the power of Little's Law

• Deliver value faster with Continuous Delivery

• Eliminate bottlenecks from your development process

• Keep technical debt under control with XP and software craftsmanship

• Deliver value, not just software features

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(4/4) Accelerate hiring

• Attract, retain, and grow the best engineers

• Learn to filter out candidates that don't fit early

• Design an effective, no-bullshit interview process

• Learn to assess technical skills and cultural fit

• Become an interviewer that wins hearts

• Make candidates feel good during and after the interview

• Understand why devs aren't lining up to work for you

• Build a company culture that developers love

• Boost hiring efficiency 5x