Re:Ask HN: How to Be a Good Technical Lead?
by curun1r on Thursday October 15, 2015 @04:46PM
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Re:Ask HN: How to Be a Good Technical Lead?
by escapee on Thursday October 15, 2015 @08:29PM
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> Even if you've got the answer, sometimes it makes sense to let your team make the decision. There are often many right answers. Remember, your job isn't to choose a right answer, it's to ensure that the team doesn't choose a wrong answer.
Couldn't agree more. Allowing the team to own decisions as a group goes a long way toward boosting morale and giving each member a greater sense of pride and ownership. Sometimes people need subtle guidance away from poor choices, but often time, allowing people to explore options on their own-even briefly, they'll often make the right choice in the end.
Re:Ask HN: How to Be a Good Technical Lead?
by burkemw3 on Thursday October 15, 2015 @04:58PM
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> Your first priority is the productivity of your team
I agree! The grandparent talks about unblocking team members and bringing them back on track. These little tweaks happen frequently as part of team productivity.
Other things also affect the team's productivity though! Consider how productivity will be impacted with various paths forward (Should we implement feature A or B, should we implement it with X or Y?)