Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Great Mistakes in Technical Leadership

Leading a software technical project? If you are and seeking some advice on the task, there is a great article at Hacknot.com. The article titled Great Mistakes in Technical Leadership, shares one leader's insights from various projects and team leaders. The author discusses 18 mistakes he's witnessed leads make. Here are ten mistakes:

Mistake #0: Assuming the team serves you
Mistake #1: Isolating yourself from the team
Mistake #2: Employing hokey motivation techniques
Mistake #3: Not providing technical direction and context
Mistake #4: Fulfilling your own needs via the team
Mistake #5: Focusing on your individual contribution
Mistake #6: Trying to be technically omniscient
Mistake #7: Failing to delegate effectively
Mistake #8: Being ignorant of your own shortcomings
Mistake #9: Failing to represent the best interests of your teamMistake #10: Failing to anticipate

Click here to view the full article.
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2 comments:

Don Bland said...

Very informative article. i am the lead of a group of 14 technicians and this will help me avoid some mistakes. Thanks

October 22, 2007 at 10:10 PM
Don Bland said...

Very informative article. As the lead of a group of 14 technicians, this will help me avoid some of the mentioned mistakes. Thanks

October 22, 2007 at 10:12 PM

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