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UID:pretalx-devopsdays-austin-2026-LGQJNK@talks.devopsdays.org
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DESCRIPTION:We are going through uncertain times. Engineering leaders routi
 nely need to drive decisions across teams they don’t directly manage\, u
 nder circumstances they don’t control. The result: high-stakes technical
  choices that depend entirely on influence\, not authority. Most advice on
  this topic is vague: “build relationships\," "communicate clearly." But
  influence during this time of uncertainty requires more than soft skills.
  It requires deliberate frameworks: how you position tradeoffs\, when you 
 escalate versus absorb friction\, and how you make the cost of inaction vi
 sible without creating defensiveness.\n\nThis talk introduces a set of inf
 luence frameworks drawn from years of working across enterprise engineerin
 g teams\, regional stakeholders\, and startup environments where formal au
 thority was never an option. We'll cover how to accelerate trust-building 
 with new teams\, structure proposals so the right decision feels obvious\,
  and recognize when consensus-seeking is helping versus when it's stalling
  progress. These patterns don't replace good engineering judgment or stron
 g relationships. They build on them\, giving practitioners actionable tact
 ics for environments that are simply chaotic.
DTSTAMP:20260410T025049Z
LOCATION:Ballroom
SUMMARY:A Practical Field-guide to Influence Technical Decisions You Don't 
 Own - Sindhu
URL:https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-austin-2026/talk/LGQJNK/
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