LUYC 072: Marcus Blankenship on Teaching Leadership

Published: Nov. 28, 2018, 9 a.m.

Hello everybody! Marcus Blankenship joins us on the show today. Marcus helps coders become solid leaders and build high-performing teams; he\u2019s also the author of Habits that Ruin Your Technical Team. We\u2019re going to talk about his new course, Software Leader Seminar, and his insights on how to be an effective Tech Leader. \n\nWhen you are leading experts: get out of the way and empower your team to make decisions\n\nEpisode Quotes\n\n"It's about creating a team and an environment that's safe enough where everyone can really contribute."\n\n"My approach... I would start applying more individual human personal touches."\n\n"That was sort of a big realization that if there's demand, there's probably money here."\n\n"With courses for entrepreneurs or consultants you do have to figure out how to navigate around life so that people stay on track."\n\nListen to Learn\n\n00:36\tGetting to know Marcus Blankenship, Rapid 5 Questions\n\n02:35\tMarcus' business journey (Tech Leadership Guy)\n\n08:42\tPivoting to the right audience\n\n11:23\tLeadership skills that tech leaders should have\n\n15:46\tOverview of Software Leader Seminar, course objectives\n\n21:21\tMethodology of creating Software Leader Seminar\n\n29:51\tHow to manage the learner's journey?\n\n33:56\tUpcoming updates for the course \n\n38:20\tTips in creating learning programs\n\n43:48\tExciting things coming up from Marcus, links and announcements\n\nGet the Bonus Segment!\nLike bonuses? Marcus and I recorded a bonus segment where we went deeper into how to be an effective leader...and more.\n\nYou can grab it here: https://get.zencourses.co/extra/