Category Archives: Leading

Video: Padawan to Jedi – A Developer Jump-Start (my presentation at Austin Code Camp 2011)

By ChrisEdwards | Published: September 15, 2011

Here is the video of my “Padawan to Jedi – A Developer Jump-Start” presentation I gave last week at the Austin Code Camp 2011. It touches on all the principles, patterns, practices, and such that I have learned in my many years being a developer. I designed the Padawan2Jedi talk to present knowledge in a […]

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Do you lead by influence or position?

By ChrisEdwards | Published: June 24, 2011

I was listening to the Manager Tools Podcast and learned there are two leadership styles: leading by influence or leading by position. Leading by Position Leading by position is when others follow you only because you are in a position of authority. “Do this…because I am your boss!” While people should follow those in a […]

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Improving the Developer Culture at Your Workplace

By ChrisEdwards | Published: July 27, 2010

Here are some of the things we do here at BancVue to help keep our developer culture healthy and strong. They are things you can do to improve the developer culture at your work. Many of these things can be started by anyone at the company, though a few may require management approval or financial […]

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Be a Mentor, Not a Critic

By ChrisEdwards | Published: July 11, 2010

This quote was posted on twitter last week and really stuck with me, "Be a mentor, not a critic." I don’t remember who posted it, but it really made me think about my attitude at work. I like to think of myself as a mentor. I try to help others become better developers. I make […]

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