Tag: Team Management
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The Leadership Skill No One Talks About: Patience
We love to talk about decisiveness. About boldness, charisma, vision. We glamorize “move fast and break things” 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…
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Making Tough Calls: A Leader’s Daily Reality
When I first became a team lead, I thought “tough decisions” 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…
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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.…
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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…