Level Up: Choosing The Technical Leadership Path • Patrick Kua • GOTO 2025

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Patrick Kua - Founder of the Tech Lead Academy @thekua 

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ABSTRACT
Do you want to have more impact in your work?
Do you want to grow in your career?
Do you want to know what "good" technical leadership looks like?

Then come along to this talk where Pat Kua, who has been growing technical leaders for more than a decade, will share some practical advice on what it means to be a good technical leader, where to get started and how you can level up. [...]

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
01:23 Agenda
01:44 Exploring technical leadership
25:15 Reasons for you
32:12 How to get started
40:11 Outro

Download slides and read the full abstract here:
https://gotocph.com/2025/sessions/3638

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Patrick Kua • Talking with Tech Leads • https://amzn.to/3ECO3xB
Patrick Kua • The Retrospective Handbook • https://amzn.to/4jpxxQN
Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons & Patrick Kua • Building Evolutionary Architectures • https://amzn.to/42qXJV2
Roger Fisher, William L. Ury & Bruce Patton • Getting to Yes • https://amzn.to/4iWdh8e
Jon Gordon • The Power of Positive Leadership • https://amzn.to/3RTQLC0
Jean Greaves, Travis Bradberry & Patrick M. Lencioni • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 • https://amzn.to/3RWeSQy
Michael Bungay Stanier • The Coaching Habit • https://amzn.to/3RQNzah
Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen • Thanks for the Feedback • https://amzn.to/3GJwCfD
Grenny, Patterson, McMillan, Switzler & Gregory • Crucial Conversations • https://amzn.to/44ZKjAZ

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