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World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Successful talent development: A joint journey of executives and talents

Dennis Schmidt , Julia Schroeder , Stefan Menschner , Tabitha Kleine

Are you building leaders or just assigning tasks? Discover how executives and developers can partner to unlock potential and build scalable, high-performing teams.

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#1 about 3 min

Panel introductions and organizational context for talent development

An overview of the panel's roles and the organization's impact on digital banking infrastructure.

#2 about 4 min

Executive perspectives on developing employee talent and potential

How managers balance strategic company goals with the personal growth of their teams.

#3 about 3 min

Effective strategies for employees to increase their workplace visibility

How engineers can communicate career goals and take on impactful responsibilities to advance.

#4 about 3 min

Identifying potential through feedback and active questioning

How asking questions and seeking diverse feedback reveals unique technical and personal strengths.

#5 about 3 min

Transitioning from a software developer to a technical leader

Re-framing leadership as team enablement rather than merely managing workflows to ease career transitions.

#6 about 3 min

Translating complex technical concepts for non-technical business stakeholders

Using real-world analogies helps bridge the gap when communicating technical issues and customer impact.

#7 about 1 min

Maintaining technical authenticity and connection in engineering leadership roles

Staying connected with developer teams helps managers retain their engineering identity while leading.

#8 about 2 min

Creating a joint collaborative journey for continuous talent development

Executives and talents must collaborate to share knowledge and foster mutual professional growth.

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Strategic and personal motives for executive talent development

Alexander Weißhaupt Alexander Weißhaupt +3 · WWC 2025

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Transitioning between coding, advocacy, and engineering management roles

Cassidy Williams · Coffee With Developers

2:55 min

Fostering active interactions between human resources and technology leaders

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

5:14 min

Actionable steps to build internal senior talent

Christoph Marckx Christoph Marckx · Europe 2026 Virtual

1:04 min

Transitioning talent journeys into comprehensive service blueprints

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

51 sec

Leadership transitions and performance calibration challenges

Ash Hynie Ash Hynie

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