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Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead

Navigating the transition from individual contributor to tech lead
February 01, 2022

One of the most fascinating things about software engineering is that the more you develop your technical skills, the easier it becomes to shift to a new paradigm, pattern, or language.

As you develop your technical skills, you get to a point where you develop incredible confidence about your ability to deliver irrespective of any technical challenge thrown at you.

But the moment you take a leap into a leadership role, moving beyond leading oneself to lead others, you start to realize that succeeding in this new venture takes more than being technically sound. Suddenly, there are non-technical skills that seem to matter.

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