Leader or engineer? Navigating our technical identity crisis
summary
A concrete claim: you cannot be five‑out‑of‑five everywhere, so deliberate choices beat drifting. The initiative deploys a map and self‑assessment across ~52 tech leads and ~250 engineers, then runs peer groups once a month as the actual behaviour change tool. Case studies: one tech lead regains hands‑on satisfaction, a director realises clinging to an engineer identity via the coconut‑monkey anecdote, and the approach consistently shifts role clarity and wellbeing rather than offering vague platitudes.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00The leadership dilemma
- 1:41Navigating inherent tensions
- 3:00Mapping leadership roles
- 4:21The power of peer groups
- 5:41The monkey trap realization
- 7:17Redefining technical identity
- 10:24Embracing future transitions
