Team Leadership in any form is not black and white – every person on your team, project, group is different and in time you will identify the need to Navigate the Gray Area between the black and the white where a decision for one situation might not be able to be applied to the other. There are no steadfast rules for Navigating the Gray, only if you choose not to and seek to remain within…

Whether you are a Team Lead or a Manager you are now responsible for a group of people.  It doesn’t make a difference whether it’s one person or five, the level of responsibility that was not previously there is now there. At the end of the day, in the software sector, both roles will still rely on a deep passion for technology and creating innovative solutions to complex problem sets.  That’s a mouthful but how…

If someone asks you to slow down, it’s because they can’t go as fast you and keep up. If someone asks you to hold on, it’s because they aren’t ready for the next step. If someone asks you do the umpteenth review, it’s because they aren’t sure of the change that is coming. This is very different from. Someone asking for your help to get there… Someone asking you to show them the next step and how…

It’s not a tough question – Who do you report to? If you’re not in the position of lead, I would imagine you might say to your Team Lead or Manager – a perfectly acceptable choice. But if you are a Team Lead or Manager responsible for those on your team and you answered your Manager or Director… Then I would say you are wrong. A Great Lead reports to the people on their team,…

Perhaps you take the bus, walk or drive to work (kudos to all the bikers and runners out there) – either way we are all in search of the perfect route to work. That route might involve many things, beyond short distances; Avoiding Traffic by leaving early, staying late Where the local coffee shop is located Can I take the scenic route How many podcasts can I listen to on the way there Carpooling Whatever it…