Gregor Ojstersek says engineering leads often fail by keeping information to themselves. Teams need to know the big picture and why their work matters, or they become frustrated and disengaged. Technical skill alone doesn't make a good leader.
Many engineers make the mistake of assuming that technical skills alone are enough to succeed in a lead role. Let's go to the second mistake: lack of transparency. Transparency is key in building trust with your team. It's important that you communicate openly about the team's goals, challenges, overall progress, and also expectations. If you don't do that, your team won't understand the big picture and may get frustrated and disengaged. If you just try to assign tasks without sharing the big picture and the business value behind it, the team won't feel motivated to solve them. To learn more, you can subscribe to my newsletter. It's called Engineering Leadership, where I share similar tips and advice on how to be a great engineering leader.
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