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LEADERSHIP

Leadership

Growing teams, technical direction, and the human side of engineering.

2024 in review

Reflections on a turbulent year leading Developer Relations at AWS - navigating organizational change, an RTO mandate, and rebuilding trust - and the leadership lessons learned along the way.

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Leading Distributed Teams in the Future of Work

Brian Elliott on leading distributed teams with intentionality - team-level agreements, context-sharing, and why regular in-person gatherings drive lasting engagement.

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Stepping Up Without Stepping Over

Bryan Liles, Senior Principal Engineer at Amazon, on how individual contributors can grow their leadership and influence without a management title.

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Build, Lead, Succeed: The Product Leader's Playbook

James Colgan shares the W model for strategic planning and hard-won product leadership lessons from Microsoft, Slack, and Spendesk.

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From Clueless to Bar-Raiser: 12 Insider Strategies for Effective Hiring

Twelve hard-won strategies to transform your hiring process, from doing your homework to partnering with recruiters and spotting red flags.

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Elevate, Delegate, And Scale Through Others

Field notes on effective delegation and team empowerment, drawing on David Marquet, Daniel Pink, and Amazon's mental models for high-velocity decisions.

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Being Intentional in 2024

Why good intentions need mechanisms - practical routines to be more intentional, focused, and impactful in work and life.

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#020 - From Burnout to Empowerment

Ryan Johansen shares his journey from burnout to empowerment and how leaders can recognize the warning signs and guide their teams away from it.

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#019 - Jovonia Thibert - Connecting Both Hearts and Minds: Leading with EQ and IQ

Jo Thibert on holistic engineering leadership from 20 years at Boeing and Amazon - balancing EQ and IQ and holding people accountable with empathy.

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#18 - Vincent Moindrot - The CEO Who Lost His Team's Trust Overnight

Carlili.fr CEO Vincent Moindrot on losing his team's trust through poorly handled layoffs, and the humble journey to re-earn it through vulnerability and transparency.

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#017 - Bill Brown - How to Rally Your Team Around a Shared Vision

HR leader Bill Brown on crafting a compelling vision through vivid storytelling and driving a culture of accountability with clear expectations.

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#016 - Meg Brennan - Why Learning to Step Into the Gap Is a Game Changer for Leaders

Meg Brennan on stepping into the gap, leading effectively as an introvert, and championing more women in technology.

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#015 - Romain Jourdan - The Way Forward

A solo reflection on my own leadership journey, the lessons from Season 1's guests, and the vision for the community as Season 2 begins.

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#014 - Breaking Barriers: Shannon L. Rich's Journey to Empowering Women in Leadership

Shannon L. Rich on breaking barriers, the power of mentorship and sponsorship, and why diverse voices at the table lead to better outcomes.

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#013 - Unleashing Creativity: How Dominic Tremblay Revolutionized Work-Life Balance in Advertising

TUX Creative House CEO Dominic Tremblay on implementing a four-day workweek, protecting deep work, and why productivity is about quality, not hours.

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#012 - Unleashing the Power Within: Paloma Garcia's Journey to Leadership Excellence

Technology leader Paloma Garcia on maintaining a growth mindset, setting clear goals, and the power of storytelling to connect and lead.

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#011 - Creating a Neuroinclusive Workplace: Practical Tips from Holly Foxcroft

Neurodiversity consultant Holly Foxcroft shares practical tips for building a more neuroinclusive workplace and leading with empathy and accountability.

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#010 - Steve Cuss - How to transform a toxic work environment into a Best Place to Work

Steve Cuss on recovering from burnout to become a liberated leader who builds hyper-engaged teams through trust and psychological safety.

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#009 - Sam Nchinda - The Resilient Leader: Lessons Learned from Sports and Beyond

Former Olympic athlete Sam Nchinda on resilience, fostering creativity in others, and leading with infectious passion.

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#008 - Remi Vespa - Creating a constitution to empower employees

Blue Trail Software president Remi Vespa on building a better company model centered on empowering stakeholders, drawn from nearly 40 years as a CEO.

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#007 - Franco Banfi - Start With Why

Franco Banfi on leading with purpose - starting with why to inspire, align, and bring the best out of your teams.

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#006 - Daryl Hammett - The Secret Ingredient of Visionary Leaders

Daryl Hammett on the power of intentionality and being fully present as the secret ingredient of visionary, servant leadership.

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#005 - Alison Conigliaro-Hubbard - Leading a Balanced Life

Alison Conigliaro-Hubbard on leading with balance and helping leaders reconnect with their fire and joy by taking the reins of their own lives.

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#004 - Mark Seager - The Leader's Playbook

Mark Seager shares his playbook for effective leadership, drawn from years of building and guiding high-performing teams.

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#003 - Kris Howard - The Servant Leader

Kris Howard on servant leadership - putting your team first and leading by taking care of those in your charge.

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#002 - Nicolas Cazeneuve - How to Find Your Path

Nicolas Cazeneuve on finding your path as a leader and staying true to your values through change.

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#001 - Amanda Spencer - How to Get What You Want

The inaugural episode: Amanda Spencer on how to get what you want through intentional leadership and clear, courageous communication.

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What is an AWS Developer Advocate?

In this video, I was interviewed by Jon Myer to share what is Developer Advocacy at AWS

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2022 Goals

The beginning of the year is always a good time to reflect and think about what we want to achieve. The past two years have been tough for everyone.

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A Day in the life of a Developer Advocate at AWS

At AWS, DAs are aiming at being the best allies for hands-on technical builders. What we mean by that is that we help technical people use and adopt cloud technologies. We are also representing their needs and feedback internally to developer better services in return.

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About Diversity...

Photo by Jens Johnsson on Unsplash Diversity is a word we are hearing more and more in the Enterprise world as well as in media. Hopefully for the best, as talking and debating about a social problem is likely to drive progress.

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Kanban - get more things done!

Photo by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash A bit more than 3 years ago when I took the responsibility for a large region with 21 people spread all over the territory, I felt overwhelmed very quickly.

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Career advice and the need for mentoring

Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash At the ServerlessConf this week, during the lunch break, one young guy approached me and asked for some career advice: “how did you know you wanted to do what you do?

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30 days challenge!

Today, I took the resolution to go on a 30-day challenge. And it is not about diet :-) When was my last post? December 31st!!!!! I have plenty of ideas I want to share, plenty of experience other people could (might?

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Goodbye 2017!

December 31st. There are few hours left before the New Year, kids are having a nap, house is quiet. Probably the right time to reflect upon 2017, another crazy year with so many things that happened.

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Continous Learning

Lean concept I see myself as a Lean Practitioner and I try, as much as I can, to stick to Lean’s principles. Lean was coined from a book written by James P.

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It's been a while

It has been a while since I wrote for the last time. Too many things on my plate with family and work. Think of it as a long hibernation.

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This is the beginning!

Here we are! That’s my my first post! After so many years wondering whether it is a good idea or not to write a blog, what writting about, I go for it!

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