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Ted Neward is sometimes referred to as \u201cThe Dude of Software,\u201d owing to both his remarkable (some say frightening) resemblance to the Jeff Bridges character from \u201cThe Big Lebowski,\u201d and his ordination as a Dudeist Minister of the Church of the Latter-Day Dude, but he\u2019s also been called the \u201dDr. Gregory House of Software,\u201d owing to his tendency to pull no punches when talking about software and how to deliver it successfully. He\u2019s comfortable answering to either title, as well as a few others. He\u2019s familiar with more programming languages than most people knew existed and hasn\u2019t found one yet that he couldn\u2019t turn into a \u201cmission-critical\u201d application when asked.

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Topics of Discussion:

[4:36] Ted talks about building a tribe and developing a community.

[6:48] Leveraging the \u201cwho you know\u201d network.

[7:21] Tips for keeping track of your network.

[9:44] Effective software team management.

[13:10] The importance of shifting perspective from individual success to team success.

[16:16] The component of compassion in management.

[17:53] Managers should actually want to be managers.

[18:43] Retaining employees and realizing that management skills need to be recognized and developed.

[27:02] The tipping point of needing to hire a full-fledged IT department.

[32:34] Advice for managers on the people side.

[34:08] Team success metrics, weekly one-on-ones, and building psychological safety.

[38:32] Importance of team happiness and direct communication with executives for successful software development.

[43:52] Developing the skills of leadership.

[44:39] Remembering that not all management is evil.

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Mentioned in this Episode:

Clear Measure Way

Architect Forum

Software Engineer Forum

Programming with Palermo \u2014 New Video Podcast! Email us at programming@palermo.net.

Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor)

.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer\u2019s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo \u2014 Available on Amazon!

Jeffrey Palermo\u2019s Twitter \u2014 Follow to stay informed about future events!

C# In a Nutshell

ted.neward@gmail.com

Ted Neward LinkedIn

Neward Associates

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