You Should Be the WORST Engineer on Your Team

A Leadership Paradigm Shift: You Should Be the WORST Engineer on Your Team

Join us for a captivating episode of The Engineering Manager Event, where we will be hosting Kevin Orel Edry, Vice President of R&D at Youleap. Kevin brings to the table a radical yet insightful leadership philosophy that stands to change the way we view engineering management. In a world where technical expertise often overshadows leadership qualities, Kevin proposes a counterintuitive approach: to become the most effective leader, you should aim to be the "worst" engineer on your team.

During this engaging virtual event, Kevin will delve deep into why embracing this philosophy is crucial for the modern engineering manager. Drawing from his rich experience in both engineering and leadership roles, he will debunk common myths that new managers often believe—such as the notion that being the best coder equates to being the best manager.

Don't miss this opportunity to shift your leadership paradigm and inspire a new era of engineering management where the leader's success is measured not by their personal technical achievements, but by the heights their team reaches. Join Kevin Orel Edry for a thought-provoking discussion that promises to challenge and enrich your approach to leadership.

Who Should Attend: This virtual event is essential for engineering managers, tech leaders, and anyone in a position of leadership within the tech industry who is looking to elevate their team's performance and foster an environment of empowerment and growth.

Key Discussion Points:

Redefining Leadership: Beyond Technical Skills
Discover why your technical skills do not define your success as a manager.
Empowerment Mastery: Elevating Your Team Beyond Your Skills
Learn effective strategies for mentoring and empowering your team, enabling them to surpass your own technical abilities.
Understanding Buyer Motivations and Needs
- Delve into the psychological underpinnings of buyer behavior. Discover how to uncover and address the real needs and motivations of your customers.
Success Metrics: Valuing Team Achievements Over Individual Output
Understand how to measure your impact through the collective achievements of your team rather than your personal output.
The Power of Emotional Intelligence and Specialization in Team Growth
Explore the significance of emotional intelligence, mentorship, and promoting specialization within your team.
Leadership Evolution: Fostering Innovation by Focusing on Team Development
Find out how reimagining your role as a leader to focus on your team's development can lead to unprecedented levels of innovation and productivity.
Technical Synergy
A look into how once a partnership is formed, the technical teams from both sides can collaborate effectively, discussing the mechanisms of communication, project management, and quality control that make these relationships work.
Case Studies of Successful Partnerships
Real-world examples of how agencies have partnered to augment capabilities, drive growth, and innovate collaboratively.
Sustaining Success: Psychological Strategies for Sales Team Motivation and Leadership
Understand how to apply psychological principles to lead, motivate, and sustain high-performance sales teams. Explore strategies for continuous improvement and peak performance.
The session will also cover the potential for automation in these strategies, exploring how technology can be leveraged to make these processes more efficient and scalable.

Kevin Orel Edry

VP of R&D at Youleap