Greg Thomas is the author of the book, Code Your Way Up. Over the course of his 20 years in software development, he found that there was a void when it comes to developing individuals on a team into leadership and management roles.

Greg joined Peter to talk about some of the most important principles discussed in his book. He discusses why feedback isn’t always a pat on the back and shares three questions you should be asking when you join or build a new team. Listen for his advice.

• (01:32) - Code Your Way Up 
• (03:10) - How to grow individuals
• (06:24) - Identifying the right track
• (09:51) - Selecting feedback
• (14:18) - Continuing to code
• (16:25) - Candidates for career change
• (22:29) - Training to become a competent manager
• (25:20) - The Making of a Manager
• (25:33) - Seth Godin's "altMBA" workshop
• (26:37) - Succession planning
• (28:50) - Touchpoints for reflection
• (31:43) - Helping teams help themselves

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