Tag: Team Management

  • From Developer to Leader: Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier in My PHP Journey

    From Developer to Leader: Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier in My PHP Journey

    If you told 25-year-old me that one day I’d be managing a team of PHP developers, reviewing performance metrics, and negotiating deadlines with stakeholders, I probably would’ve laughed and gone back to refactoring some poorly written legacy class. I didn’t start my career with ā€œleadershipā€ in mind—my focus was all about clean code, fast queries,…


  • The Leadership Skill No One Talks About: Patience

    The Leadership Skill No One Talks About: Patience

    We love to talk about decisiveness. About boldness, charisma, vision. We glamorize ā€œmove fast and break thingsā€ leadership like it’s the only kind that works. But there’s one leadership skill that rarely gets any spotlight—patience. It’s not sexy. It doesn’t make great TED Talk soundbites. But in my experience, patience is one of the most…


  • Making Tough Calls: A Leader’s Daily Reality

    Making Tough Calls: A Leader’s Daily Reality

    When I first became a team lead, I thought ā€œtough decisionsā€ were rare—something you made in a crisis. Big stuff, like letting someone go or killing a project. What I didn’t realize is that making hard calls is a daily part of leadership—and usually, no one claps when you do it. No roadmap tells you…


  • Keeping Morale High During Crunch Time

    Keeping Morale High During Crunch Time

    Crunch time. Two words that make most developers groan and most managers sweat. No matter how well you plan, estimate, or try to keep the team agile and lean, there’s always that moment when a deadline barrels toward you like a freight train, and suddenly it’s all hands on deck. It’s stressful. It’s exhausting. But…


  • Supporting Team Growth Without Micromanaging

    Supporting Team Growth Without Micromanaging

    I used to think being a good leader meant staying on top of everything—checking in constantly, reviewing every detail, giving feedback the moment something was off. You know, just making sure things don’t fall apart. But over time, I realized something: the more I tried to stay in control, the less control I actually had.…