Pat @patrickmshields

Code. Flannel. Spicy food. Repeat. All opinions and questionable taste are mine alone. Sadie and Arlo’s dad. Pronouns: he/him patshields.net Durham, NC Joined February 2010

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LeadDev @TheLeadDev

5 years ago

Understanding the role of a Staff Engineer. Join us for our #StaffPlus webinar with @patrickmshields @andrewhao @laurieontech and Ras Kasa Williams leaddev.com/events/underst…

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LeadDev @TheLeadDev

5 years ago

New video: Technical strategy power chords from @patrickmshields at #StaffPlusLive bit.ly/3uxK5gf

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Every so often I see a Twitter thread where a new manager asks for advice, and inevitably, someone in the comments below says something to the effect of, "hire awesome people, listen to them and get out of their way" Let me tell ya, this is not advice. It's wishful thinking

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LeadDev @TheLeadDev

5 years ago

The #LeadDevLive and #StaffPlusLive videos are now available! Enjoy 36 talks, panels, interviews, and demos on effective leadership, management, career development, feedback, scaling systems, and much more. Retweet to help spread the word. bit.ly/3Cw7dhQ

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

Pro-tip for managers during the great resignation: remind people that switching jobs requires learning an entire new lexicon of slack emojis. The most simple emotions will become impossible to convey compactly.

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

To talk in this way requires you to be a bit more vulnerable. There’s no one else to point and laugh at, socratic or otherwise. I’m not in any way unique in doing this, but I’m trying. If my advice doesn’t help, hopefully you still feel like I’m in your corner. (5/5)

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

And while there is a place for critique, I’ve been trying for a few years to figure out how to tip the scale a bit. For this talk, I tried to focus my advice on things I believe with improve the quality of your work. There are negative examples, but they are secondary. (4/)

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

Small thread with some background on my talk… Tomorrow, you can catch my talk for @TheLeadDev’s #staffplus track. I’m honored to be able to speak in such company. I did my best to put together a talk that would be useful for a broad range of staff+ folks. (1/)

LeadDev @TheLeadDev

5 years ago

Whether you’re a new or seasoned technical strategist, Chief Architect at @CircleCI, @patrickmshields will lay out a few simple techniques used to define & execute technical strategy in his talk ‘Technical strategy power chords’ at #StaffPlusLive on September 14. Register now

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

@chrbutler Derp: on Markham, not mangum

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

@chrbutler No, did see a power truck on Mangum but could be a coincidence.

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Carolina Abortion Fund @CarolinaAbtnFnd

5 years ago

We’ve gotten a flood of inquiries about how to help support abortion access in North Carolina—thankfully, this is what we do! 1) we’re hoping to have our next volunteer training in early October—we’ll circulate a sign-up next week. 2) become a monthly sustainer! (1/2)…

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

Great option for folks looking to contribute to TX organizations ensuring access to abortion and reproductive care.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

5 years ago

Now is not the time to feel hopeless or helpless. Now is the time to act. All across Texas, grassroots organizers have been protecting their neighbors and the right to choose. They need us. We made a split page for 8 key orgs here - 💯% goes to them. ⬇️ secure.actblue.com/donate/texas-a…

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

Super excited to talk about technical strategy at #StaffPlusLive! Check out my session on “technical strategy power chords” in the afternoon.

LeadDev @TheLeadDev

5 years ago

Leadership ≠ Management There's more to leadership than people management. Join us at #StaffPlusLive on September 14, as we explore how to be an effective senior individual contributor. Hosted by @whereistanya & @blanquish. bit.ly/3lE7gTR

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

@cory_foy That middle photo has some strong mid-aughts livejournal vibes Cory 😆

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Pat @patrickmshields

5 years ago

I think if every software engineer had to plan a few weddings it would dramatically improve delivery across the board. Long timelines, lots of potential complexities, conflict resolution… Its basically all the hard parts of software development.