A WholeHearted Approach to Technical Leadership - Pricilla Bilavendran

Airs on April 20th at 2AM (EDT)

Did you inherit a new engineering team, while gaining additional leadership responsibilities during this global pandemic? As an engineering leader, I knew that I would have to rely on more than just my technical knowledge to integrate and scale my teams, while also focusing on building an inclusive, EQ-savvy global workforce. Emotional intelligence, as cited by Harvard Business Review, accounts for nearly 90 percent of what sets high performers apart from peers with similar technical skills and knowledge. In this talk, I will share my personal experiences as a technical leader scaling teams, what leaders should look for when focusing on self and mental wellness, and concrete strategies to bring back to you and your teams as wholehearted leaders.