Leading Leads - Lessons from a growing team
summary
Team growth requires concrete moves: prepare new leads well before the need, document a list of responsibilities so expectations and evaluation are clear, and measure success by whether the team actually improves. Start by asking in one‑ons, delegate tasks like run stand-ups or onboarding, and coach by asking questions rather than supplying answers. A team that once quadrupled size yields four new leads — autonomy plus aligned strategy replaces micromanagement and lets leadership scale.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:27Overview
- 2:22Origin story
- 5:18Growing team
- 7:04Developing new leads
- 8:07Essentials of being a technical lead
- 8:46Trust from your team
- 9:10Ask questions
- 10:49Show what you do
- 12:50Delegation
- 13:41Stepping up
- 14:35Making your team better
- 15:58Becoming a lead
- 16:25Micromanaging
- 17:06Expectations
- 18:08Framework
- 19:11People do things their own way
- 20:01Lead multipliers
- 21:29Trust
- 22:47Becoming a coach
- 23:52Importance of space
- 25:15Finding space
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