EM Kata #14: Daily Tech Leadership Dilemmas
Every day, EMs need to make a variety of decisions. These often seem small and require quick action. Yet, such decisions can significantly influence the future of the product, the team, and professional growth. Let’s practise making them effectively together.
This time, we will play small Blitz EM Katas. Each small group will tackle two Blitz EM Katas, and together, all participants will solve four Blitz EM Katas.
More EM Katas, more feedback from the jury, and greater opportunities for practice. Plus, a few other exciting innovations you’ve been asking for!
😊🍕 Support Our Food Fund for meetup
For EM Kata #14, only the venue is sponsored — food and drinks are up to us.
We’d love your support to get some tasty food, so we’re all well-fed, happy, and ready to practise our skills together.
🤝 Contribute via PayPal fundraising.
💻🖊️ Bring your laptop and a pen with you
You will need your laptop for the presentation, and a pen to take notes from the provided materials.
📚 How to prepare for the event?
No preparation is needed. Just come and bring your friend with you.
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❓ What is a Software EM Kata?
EM Kata is a playground where Engineering Managers* can practice their skills and receive immediate feedback.
* — 👨🔬 / 👩🔬EM Kata is also beneficial for
Senior Leaders: Head of Engineering, Engineering Directors, VPs, CTOs — to practice and enhance mentoring and coaching skills.
Tech/Team Leads: To acquire essential skills for a successful transition to an EM role.
Senior Software Engineers: To gain insight into EM responsibilities and explore if a leadership career path interests them.
Agile Coaches: To better understand the challenges faced by EMs and the skills they require, enabling better support for them at work.
Each small group works on identifying the root causes of the challenges by analysing them from different perspectives, determining the most efficient strategy to solve them, developing a detailed plan, and making necessary team constellation changes & architecture.
🕑 Event Schedule
18:00 – Doors open for snacks, drinks, and networking
18:30 – Introduction & learning block
18:50 – EM Kata: working in small groups
20:00 – Jury time. Comparing solutions to find the most efficient
From 20:50 till 21:30 — Networking and discussions.
📍 Venue
IT CAREER HUB
Genthiner Str. 40, 10785 Berlin
📣 Spread the Word
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Share your experience on LinkedIn—whether it’s what you’ve learned, key takeaways, or why you enjoy EM Kata. By spreading the word, you’ll help more engineering managers and aspiring tech leaders find a safe environment to practice and enhance their skills.
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🤝 Sponsored by IT CAREER HUB
A big shout-out to IT CAREER HUB for sponsoring our event and supporting our mission to foster a tight-knit community of engineering leaders.
👍 Code of Conduct
We adhere to the Berlin Code of Conduct to ensure a welcoming and respectful environment for all participants.