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10 Admirable Attributes of a Great Technical Lead
It‘s a position that requires intricate calibration of various personality traits
Over the course of my career in software development, I have had the great privilege of working under different technical leads. They are the people who drive the forefront technical direction of the team. I have learned much from them.
To be a great tech lead is hard. It��s an intricate balancing act between two poles of the same attribute. Too much on one side and one can fall.
Below are a few of the attributes that I admire in the best tech leads.
1. Having an Opinion Yet Not Being Opinionated On Everything
There is no tech lead who doesn’t have any opinion on anything. They are promoted to a tech lead because they have their core technical competency and are able to direct a team.
They have opinions, which leads to their decision on how the team should move forward. This is great — as at least as a team, we have a direction.
A smart tech leader, while also having opinions, knows when to keep their opinion to themselves and just listen. They know when they should harvest the…
