Room
Track 3
Audience
Prospective leaders, individuals with an interest in a leadership career, junior leaders.
Key-Learnings
- Discover the challenges of a junior leader that no management course will tell
- Capture the everyday work of a junior leader
- Learn more about my career from a tester to test team leader
- (Re)Evaluate your personal career choices
The first days and weeks in a new job can be exciting and terrifying at the same time. I was experiencing exactly these feelings when I started the adventure to become the team lead of a test team. Although, I wanted the change and worked hard for it. More than once I have asked myself if I have made the right decision for my career and above all for myself. Am I ready to master the challenges to come? As seasoned as I am as a tester, I am a junior when it comes to leading a team.
In my talk I will go through the ups and downs I have experienced. From the perspective of a junior leader, I will talk about the facts that no one told me in advance. I will cover some aspects a prospective leader should know before deciding to take on such a role. Unlike me, I want you to be prepared for daylight saving time and not have to deal with a messy team schedule after the time change at the weekend. As well as many other things I would have loved to know in the beginning.
If you want to know more about the challenges a junior test lead faces. For example, how I protect my calendar to allow myself a decent cup of tea on a hectic day. A quick break that helps me sort out my thoughts and plan the tasks and interactions ahead. I would be glad if you would join my talk.