{"id":835,"date":"2021-04-29T07:29:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T07:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=835"},"modified":"2021-04-29T07:29:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T07:29:49","slug":"podcast-episode-26-leading-upwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 26 &#8211; Leading Upwards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-8401145\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1078751\/8401145-leading-upwards.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-8401145&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for joining us for another episode. On this episode, we are talking about our experiences of leading upwards and allowing our teams to lead us. 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Honourable mentions here for Last.Fm, Timehop, Strava, Apple Watches (Simon has finally got one), and how could we not mention Chris and Russell&#8217;s epic Poke war on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To start the main discussion, the peers all mention their experiences with reporting into a test leader or wider engineering\/technology leaders and the differences between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key theme with this whole episode is ensuring the communication channels with your leaders is open consistently, this builds a positive relationship, trust and accountability in both directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experiences (both positive\/negative) with leading upwards are discussed including how they have dealt with micro-management and providing dashboards to help their bosses and other senior stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The peers the discuss how they get their teams to lead them, all sharing tips on how to build those relationships and enable them to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope you enjoyed this conversation and as always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for listening. 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