Open Tech Calendar

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Reboot

Let's get SheffTechLeadership moving again!

As a first step, a bit of a brainstorm session to understand what challenges people are facing in the leadership area, what we want to cover on the meetup and how to run it. Virtual? In person? Hybrid?

Here's the group description:

Leadership is not just for the CEO! We aim to build an inclusive, welcoming and collaborative community where people from all backgrounds can come together to focus on leadership skills. We gently encourage all participants to contribute to discussions, to facilitate sometimes, and to listen thoughtfully to others, so all voices are heard.

You don't have to be in an official "leadership" position to come along, and while we generally focus on issues that we come across in the tech industry, folks from other industries are very welcome to come along and join in too - alternative perspectives are often the most interesting.

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/283507185/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/283507185/

Tue 15th Feb 2022 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 15th Feb 2022 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Remote Working - let's try it out!

Since so many of us have been trying out remote working for the first time, we thought we'd get together remotely to play with Zoom, talk about how our teams are managing the transition, and share tips and tricks.

Facilitated by Richard Cornelius

If you sign up we'll email a link to the Zoom call nearer the time.
Please note the changed start time - one benefit of being remote is that we've been able to shift a bit later to avoid Kid Bedtime. Sadly we can no longer provide snacks!
See https://zoom.us/accessibility for Zoom accessibility info.

We're a small, low-key friendly group, and newcomers are always very welcome. If you're interested in getting peer support on another leadership topic that's relevant to you right now, come along and chat to us - there may well be other people interested in the same topic and we can help make it happen.

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/269489685/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/269489685/

Mon 23rd Mar 2020 8:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 23rd Mar 2020 9:30pm (Europe/London)

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Office Politics: A dirty word?

Some of us enjoy playing politics; others resent its intrusion in our lives. Either way, join us for a chat about the many forms workplace politics can take and the tools we use to deal with it.

Facilitated by Rebecca Roffe

Timetable:

18:00 for a hot and cold buffet style meal (sandwiches / canapes etc)
18:30 - 20:30 for the workshop

We're a small, low-key friendly group, and newcomers are always very welcome. If you're interested in getting peer support on another leadership topic that's relevant to you right now, come along and chat to us - there may well be other people interested in the same topic and we can help make it happen.

You don't have to be in an "official" leadership position to attend, nor to work in technology - if you think the topic's interesting, sign up and join in!

There is level access to the venue through the main door and there is a lift and a single stall gender neutral bathroom. Free parking is available next to the door.

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/268426351/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/268426351/

Mon 17th Feb 2020 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 17th Feb 2020 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Leadership style: peers vs. reports

Based around this article:
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/leadership-styles

we're going to explore different styles of leadership and how we adapt our leadership styles for different contexts.

Facilitated by Eve Barabas

Timetable:

18:00 for a hot and cold buffet style meal (sandwiches / canapes etc)
18:30 - 20:30 for the workshop

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/266285270

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/266285270

Mon 18th Nov 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 18th Nov 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Reorgs, redundancies, and acquisitions: Difficult news and how to handle it

Leading change is something we talk about a lot. Sometimes, though, change lands on us like a ton of bricks and all we can do is try and keep ourselves and our teams afloat.

Come along to chat about coping with big difficult organisational changes such as redundancies - how do we cope, how do those of us in management look after our teams, how do we adapt to the new situations we may suddenly find ourselves in. Share your war stories and your top tips!

You don't have to be in tech or in an official leadership position to come along - the only requirement is to think this is an interesting thing to talk about :-)

This workshop is facilitated by Richard King. Please not that this is NOT our usual venue and we don't have catering this time around, sorry!

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/264156352/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/264156352/

Mon 16th Sep 2019 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Mon 16th Sep 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Building High Performing Teams

A guided discussion about what it means to be a high performing team, and how we can help create them. Facilitated by Glen Mailer.

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/263965232/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/263965232/

Mon 19th Aug 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 19th Aug 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Culture On Purpose: Nurturing, growing and transplanting your team's culture

Organisational 'culture' often varies from team to team, especially, but not only, when different organisations come together within teams, and can make an enormous difference to team coherence and performance. Come along to discuss different ways we can improve team culture, and how much impact that can have on an 'under-performing' team.

Timetable:

18:00 for a hot and cold buffet style meal (sandwiches / canapes etc)
18:30 - 20:30 for the workshop, facilitated by Ramen Sen

We're a small, low-key friendly group, and newcomers are always very welcome. If you're interested in getting peer support on another leadership topic that's relevant to you right now, come along and chat to us - there may well be other people interested in the same topic and we can help make it happen.

There is level access to the venue through the main door and there is a lift. Free parking is available next to the door.

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/262574342/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/262574342/

Mon 15th Jul 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 15th Jul 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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SheffTechLeadership has committed to including, hearing and respecting the voices of everyone regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, nationality, or religious beliefs.

We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Harassment includes but is not limited to; offensive verbal or written comments related to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, nationality, or religious beliefs, deliberate intimidation, threats, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any SheffTechLeadership event or communication channel.

Community members asked to stop harassing behavior must comply immediately. Any sponsors and presenters are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. If you see or experience a violation of these rules, contact an organiser or facilitator. We will ask participants violating these rules to leave, and bar them from future events.

Chatham House rules apply. Participants are free to use or share information they learn at a meetup, but not to reveal the identity or affiliation of the people involved.

Effectiveness in Distributed Teams - A Collaborative Workshop

Do you work on a team with people who don't always sit right next to you? Come along and share your challenges, your successes and any tricks and tips, for teams with full or part remote working, working from home, etc. We'd love to see managers of teams as well as remote workers and their colleagues - let's talk about how to do this better!

18:00 for a hot and cold buffet style meal (sandwiches / canapes etc)
18:30 - 20:30 for the workshop, facilitated by Louise McMahon

We're a small, low-key friendly group, and newcomers are always very welcome. If you're interested in getting peer support on another leadership topic that's relevant to you right now, come along and chat to us - there may well be other people interested in the same topic and we can help make it happen.

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/261859689/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/261859689/

Mon 17th Jun 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 17th Jun 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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SheffTechLeadership has committed to including, hearing and respecting the voices of everyone regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, nationality, or religious beliefs.

We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Harassment includes but is not limited to; offensive verbal or written comments related to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, nationality, or religious beliefs, deliberate intimidation, threats, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any SheffTechLeadership event or communication channel.

Community members asked to stop harassing behavior must comply immediately. Any sponsors and presenters are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. If you see or experience a violation of these rules, contact an organiser or facilitator. We will ask participants violating these rules to leave, and bar them from future events.

Chatham House rules apply. Participants are free to use or share information they learn at a meetup, but not to reveal the identity or affiliation of the people involved.

Hiring and Interviewing skill share

Do you interview people? Have you been interviewed? If so, this month might be for you.

We'll be hosting a lightly-facilitated discussion about how we all approach hiring, and what we can learn from each others experiences - good and bad. Bring tips, tricks, problems and questions!

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/260989104/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/260989104/

Mon 20th May 2019 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Mon 20th May 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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When Agile Hurts - Building a first aid kit for agile development pain

Agile is everywhere! People apply agile to software, organisation, innovation and design, but agile is not the only answer and sometimes not the right one.
Come along and see how to find those less functional areas of agile in your implementation and improve on them.
We'll show you some simple tools and techniques to find and improve on problem areas (applicable beyond agile), then we'll see if there are wider commonalities for Agile across the group that we will collectively debate.

This will be a lively and highly participatory event focusing on exploring your own problems.

The session will be led by Paul Waldren, who has a very broad experience leading large teams to success, including 3 years leading a 220 strong agile team.

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/260245489/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/260245489/

Mon 15th Apr 2019 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Mon 15th Apr 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Surviving Dysfunction: Dealing with Organisational Antipatterns

This month we're going to look at some organisational antipatterns. We'll have a chat about our tactics for surviving them - and destroying them!

We'll be on a whistle stop tour of silos, reactivity, blame culture, and death by committee - or you can bring your own organisational dysfunctions to talk about.

Thanks to Louise McMahon for offering to facilitate.

We have the space from 6pm to meet, mingle and make tea, and we'll be experimenting with starting at 6:30pm.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup-tickets-56924219874

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup-tickets-56924219874

Mon 18th Mar 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 18th Mar 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Leadership styles: What kind of leader are you?

Leadership comes in a whole rainbow of flavours! Come along and help us think about the different styles and focuses of leadership in the room, and the similarities and differences between us. A chance for some introspection into your leadership practice, as well as the opportunity to pinch some useful tricks from people who see the world from a different angle than you.

Our pilot through the seas of discourse this month will be Kev Roberts.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup-tickets-56248500780

Mon 18th Feb 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 18th Feb 2019 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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New in a Leadership Role? How Not to Screw it Up

Inspired by a member new to a formal leadership role, we'll be chatting about the Do's and Dont's of leadership positions, especially right at the beginning when it's all shiny and new. Have you learned lessons you can share? Or are you in this position yourself? Or tell us how you'd like your own hypothetical shiny new boss to Not Screw It Up.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup-tickets-54216076745

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup-tickets-54216076745

Mon 21st Jan 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 21st Jan 2019 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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SheffTechLeadership discussion "Leading Change: Sharing Our Stories"

Sheffield Digital Leadership Meetup brings together all kinds of folks who have a common interest in leadership. We set our job titles aside at the door; we'd like to hear everyone's voices, whether you're the CTO or a junior developer trying to make things better for your team.

This month: Bring a story about something you tried to change. What did you do, what happened, and what did you learn in the process?

While we encourage everyone to participate, we're not going to put anyone on the spot - if you're not comfortable sharing a story that's fine too.

Thanks to Chrissie Elliott for volunteering to facilitate.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup-tickets-51339123701

Mon 12th Nov 2018 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 12th Nov 2018 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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see https://sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup.github.io/

SheffTechLeadership discussion on "How To Be a Better Leader"

We're aiming to build an inclusive, welcoming, collaborative community where people from all backgrounds can come together to focus on leadership skills. You don't need to have a Very Important Job Title to come along, just an interest in using your initiative to make things better.

This time the discussion topic is "How to be a better leader" and is facilitated by Ian.

Bring your thoughts and ideas as well as your best listening ears!

https://sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup.github.io

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-leadership-meetup-tickets-50569499735

Mon 8th Oct 2018 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 8th Oct 2018 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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SheffTechLeadership has committed to including, hearing and respecting the voices of everyone regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, nationality, or religious beliefs.

We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Harassment includes but is not limited to; offensive verbal or written comments related to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, nationality, or religious beliefs, deliberate intimidation, threats, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any SheffTechLeadership event or communication channel.

Community members asked to stop harassing behavior must comply immediately. Any sponsors and presenters are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. If you see or experience a violation of these rules, contact an organiser or facilitator. We will ask participants violating these rules to leave, and bar them from future events.

Chatham House rules apply. Participants are free to use or share information they learn at a meetup, but not to reveal the identity or affiliation of the people involved.

First meetup of SheffTechLeadership, come and say hi

Casual meetup to discuss challenges faced by architects, CTOs, TPMs, and other folks in tech leadership positions

This is the first meetup so it will (maybe) look a little bit like this:

• Introductions - find out who else is out there and what they get up to!
• Identifying some topics/interests for future meetups
• Picking a specific focus/plan for meetup #2
• Tea and chat, get to know everybody!

Come along and say hi... or I'll be sitting there on my own and will probably drink FAR TOO MUCH TEA

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shefftechleadership-tickets-49816091270

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shefftechleadership-tickets-49816091270

Mon 10th Sep 2018 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Mon 10th Sep 2018 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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SheffTechLeadership is committed to providing a harassment-free meetup experience for everyone regardless of minority status. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Participants violating these rules may be asked to leave.