From Geek to Lead: A Techie's Guide to Leadership

Leading an IT team has its own requirements and challenges, and both technical and non-technical professionals can find that leading and managing "techies" can present its own specific difficulties.

This book provides both the technical and non-technical IT professionals, who are thinking of becoming a leader or are being asked to take on a leadership role of technical teams for the first time, ideas and suggestions that are instantly actionable.

The book anticipates the issues the technical leader is going to face and the authors share their experiences and the experience of the technical teams they have have led and coached, to help future leaders meet the demands of leading in the fast-paced IT of today using actionable advice and real world stories

Readers will be able to lead an IT team more effectively by:

● Understanding what is expected of contemporary IT teams

● Recognizing what makes IT staff different

● Being more self-aware of how to effectively interact with technical people

● Communicating more effectively with team members

● Building IT teams and developing team members

● Setting clear direction and priorities for the IT team

● Focusing on key skills that make IT leaders more successful

Because this book will:

● Explain frameworks that we have successfully applied for team building and communication

● Provide practical hints and tips based on our extensive experience in leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing IT leaders and teams

● Share real-life stories and anecdotes that will resonate with and help the reader internalize the key ideas

● Summarize everything discussed in the book through a real-life case study

● Be an easy and fun book to read with illustrations, quotes, fun facts, and practical advice.