What triggered my professional growth spurt and promotion was an epiphany that I am more effective if I help engineers grow rather than do things myself. Historically, I would build things and then pass them off to engineers. Instead, I realized that empowering the team to make a collaborative architecture decision and grow together is a hell of a lot more rewarding than the way I used to do things.

Every now and then I hear a leader boast, "I created a multi-million revenue generating product for my company." Such a statement makes me wonder if this person worked alone on the project. Authentic leadership isn't about self-promotion but recognizing the collective effort. Behind every successful software product lies a dedicated team. Engineers, analysts, testers, designers, sales, … Continue reading Leadership is About “We,” Not “I”