Room
Room F3 - Track 3: Talks
Audience
Individual contributor, Tester, Developer, Product Manager, Product Owner
Key-Learnings
- The distinction between a leader and a manager
- Steps or guidelines on how to become a leader
- Strategies to overcome and deal with impostor syndrome on the leadership journey
- Understanding and leveraging the ladder of inference to achieve personal and professional goals
- Recognizing and acknowledging one's existing leadership role within their organization or space and the associated responsibilities
Years ago a manager and leader asked me if I want to be a manager or leader. At that time, both things were the same for me and I answered I want to be a manager. Not too long ago, I was pulled aside by that person and got a stern talking from him that as a leader I have responsibilities and need to be more conscious how and what I say and do. This came as a surprise to me.
Majority of times a good manager is also a leader, however a leader does not have to be manager. Striving to be one or the other starts with realizing the differences between both.
In this talk I will share
- What it means to be a leader and how it differs from being a manager
- How to become a leader
- How to deal with impostor syndrome on this journey
I am going to share tips and tricks on how to be in control of your own destiny, creating opportunities for yourself, what a ladder of inference is and how it can guide us and help us achieve our goals.
In the end of the talk you may realize that you are already a leader within your space and organization without truly knowing it. This realization will then dawn on you that with great power comes a great responsibility.