Succeeding as a First-Time Tech Manager

Course details

Do you have what it takes to successfully lead a technical team? You were promoted because you exceeded expectations in your individual contributor role—but now you’re evaluated on your team’s performance. This new position, coupled with rapid changes in the tech and workplace landscape can be challenging. In fact, many excellent developers and engineers decide to not opt for vertical growth because they don't want to manage other people. Can you successfully transition from “lone wolf” to leader? Rashim Mogha is a former executive at Oracle, Amazon, and VMware. Join her in this course, as she explains the secrets of being a great manager in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of tech while leveraging emerging tech like GenAI. Learn how to build the right team, implement your company’s vision, create team goals, communicate technical information, effectively lead a global team, manage human- AI collaboration and more.

Learning objectives
Learn how to build the right team.
Hire for complementary skills.
Communicate your organizational vision.
Create the right KPIs and goals for your team's success.
Know how to talk tech to any audience.
Lead a global team.
Manage human-AI collaboration at a high level.
Leverage AI for decision making.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - What it takes to lead

1. Build the Right Team

02 - Preparing for the leadership role
03 - Understanding your team
04 - Hiring for complementary skills
05 - Always be hiring
06 - Evolving role of tech managers in the era of AI
07 - Managing human-AI collaboration
08 - Preparing for future

2. Implement a Shared Vision

09 - Communicating organizational vision
10 - Creating the goal for your team
11 - Creating KPIs for the common goal

3. Talking Tech to Any Audience

12 - Integrating your team with the business
13 - Talking tech to a non-tech audience
14 - Talking business to a tech audience

4. Working with Global Teams

15 - Leading a global team
16 - Communicating across cultures
17 - Implementing a global vision
18 - Working with global teams
19 - Leveraging AI for decision-making

Conclusion

20 - Next steps