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Engineering Leadership in Turbulent Times

Patrick Kua • Sarah Wells • Daniel Terhorst-North | GOTO Copenhagen 2025

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Engineering leadership becomes significantly more complex in times of uncertainty. This conversation highlights how leaders must shift from rigid plans to adaptable thinking—balancing delivery, team well-being, and long-term direction while navigating constant change. A key takeaway is that great leadership isn’t about having all the answers, but about creating clarity, trust, and resilience within teams. The speakers emphasize communication, context-awareness, and empowering engineers as the foundation for thriving—even when everything feels unstable.Format: One Big Question

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Engineering leadership becomes significantly more complex in times of uncertainty. This conversation highlights how leaders must shift from rigid plans to adaptable thinking—balancing delivery, team well-being, and long-term direction while navigating constant change.

A key takeaway is that great leadership isn’t about having all the answers, but about creating clarity, trust, and resilience within teams. The speakers emphasize communication, context-awareness, and empowering engineers as the foundation for thriving—even when everything feels unstable.Format: One Big Question

About the speakers

Patrick Kua

Patrick Kua

Founder of the Tech Lead Academy

Sarah Wells

Sarah Wells

Independent Consultant & Author of "Enabling Microservice Success"

Daniel Terhorst-North

Daniel Terhorst-North

Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & Associates

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