Shelly Stuart at LeadDev West Coast 2023
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Claim: chronic stress is shrinking team effectiveness and 42.1% of tech workers sit at high burnout risk. Concrete tools: use one‑on‑ones as early diagnostic coaching sessions, adopt the BICEPS framework for core needs, track capacity via average story points per engineer day and measure disruptions. Operational moves: plan teams at ~80% so unplanned work and time off don’t derail deadlines, quantify impact to persuade senior leaders, and use sprint data to show improvements — an example team regains predictability and velocity.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Burnout in tech leadership
- 1:25Engineering success and human needs
- 3:33Early burnout signs
- 6:42Supporting over-engaged engineers
- 12:01Helping disengaged team members
- 15:50Building resilient teams with BIPCES
- 17:55Predictability to reduce burnout
- 21:44Leader well-being protection
- 24:12Burnout prevention strategies
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