Tech Lead Handbook
  • 👋Introduction
  • People
    • Space for Growth
    • One on Ones
    • Manage Conflicts
    • Deal with Passive Aggressive
    • Give Feedback
    • Performance Management
    • Manage Up
    • Talent Matrix
  • Engineering
    • Pair Programming
    • DCI Framework
    • Code Ownership
    • ADR
  • Leadership
    • Leadership Competencies
    • The Communication Pyramid
    • Anti Patterns
  • Prioritisation
    • Types of Decisions
    • Pros and Cons
    • Decision Matrix
  • Hiring
    • Hiring Process
    • Prepare a Hiring
    • Position Description
    • Shortlisting
    • Case Study
  • Product
    • Working with Product Managers
    • Assumptions Mapping
    • Decision Making
    • Practice vs Process
    • Nemawashi
    • OKRs
    • Consensus vs Consent
  • Project
    • The Triple Constraint
  • Strategy
    • Tech Strategy
  • Communication
    • Use Positive Language
  • Shortlist
  • ...
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  • The What
  • The How
  • To clarify direction
  • To build trust
  • To drive culture
  • To empower delivery
  • To develop people
  • Tips
  1. Leadership

Leadership Competencies

How to lead

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The What

  • To clarify direct

  • To build trust

  • To drive culture

  • To empower delivery

  • To develop people

The How

To clarify direction

  • Your team's long-term vision. The North Stars

  • Your team's Strategic Objectives and Key Results.

  • Your product value proposition

  • The mission and expectation

To build trust

  • With your manager and leadership team

  • With your peers: PMs, Support, Sales, etc

  • With your direct reports and skips

To drive culture

  • Via role modelling

  • Via growth mindset

  • Brave and challenge the status quo

To empower delivery

  • To empower the team not yourself

  • To empower the delivery with accountabilities

  • To focus on prioritisations

To develop people

  • Prioritise coaching

  • Provide feedback and be supportive

  • Be consistent and resilient

Leadership is a lifelong journey

Enhance your self-awareness

Be empathy

Be humility. It's OK to say "I don't know".

What got you here won't get you there.

Drive alignment

Grow your influence

Tips

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