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Tips/Resources/Guidance for becoming an okayish lead? (feddit.de)

submitted 8 months ago by agressivelyPassive@feddit.de to c/programming@programming.dev

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I'm currently a senior developer, but relatively new in the role of a "lead". In my current project, I'm having a kind of co-lead and we have two devs working in our team. So a rather small enterprise.

Now my boss told me, that going forward, I will probably be leading larger and more complex projects (possible rather soon).

Since I'm constantly doubting myself, I would really like to learn more about how to be an effective/likeable lead. I've had too many "leads" who were just dogshit, professionally and as a person. I don't want to be that (at least the professional part).

So, I guess my question is: what helped you? Books, articles, just random hints or strategies? I'll take everything.

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[–] Kissaki@programming.dev -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I didn't use any learning resources. I lead from experience, mindful, by example, communicative. It comes naturally to me.

You said you had bad experiences. Doesn't that conclude to knowing what to evade and what you would have wanted more of from a lead?

[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 3 points 8 months ago

Well, kind of. But there are countless ways to be wrong.

[–] coloredgrayscale@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just because you got served bad food it does not mean you know how to make good food.

[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

This anecdote only works for some forms of lead experiences. Leading is not cooking.