When I officially became a team lead, I thought leadership meant having all the answers, making all the decisions, and fixing every problem myself....
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Hi! Great post, thanks for publishingā¦ You're right, leadership involves learning from mistakes and embracing progress over perfection. Reflecting on experiences fosters growth and humility.
I've made a lot of mistakes too, and learned from, and anyway, that's how you learn best.
Thanks so much, Pascal! š Totally agree, reflection is really the key part. Mistakes are just data points if we take time to analyze them. Love how you put it ā āthatās how you learn best.ā Couldnāt agree more!
Love this!
The lessons feel so real especially the part about measuring impact over output and delegating properly. Leadership is definitely more about influence, reflection, and humility than titles or doing it all yourself. Thanks for sharing these insights reminded me to celebrate the small wins with my team today!
Thank you! ā¤ļø Iām so glad it resonated! I love that you celebrated wins with your team ā thatās exactly what builds connection and motivation. What did you highlight? Iāve learned that those small wins often matter even more than big milestones.
Great post, completely agree!
One of the biggest challenges at the start of our leadership journey is managing the many different personalities on the team. We need to learn how to guide each person based on their unique skills and attitudes, and importantly, not take things personally. After all, we are all in the same boat, working together towards our goals, whether they are small, medium, or large.
Thank you, Israel! I completely agree ā navigating the many different personalities on a team is one of the hardest and most rewarding parts of leadership.
Iāve found that the concept from Radical Candor of caring personally while challenging directly really ties into what you mentioned: when you stop taking things personally and instead meet each person where they are, you build both trust and high performance. (In Scottās framework, thatās exactly how you shift from just doing tasks to building strong relationships and results.) booksthatslay.com/radical-candor-s...
For example: when a team member has a different attitude, you show you care by understanding their unique skills or motivations; then you challenge by setting clear expectations and helping them grow. Thatās what turns the āmany personalitiesā challenge you mentioned into real opportunity.
Thanks again for your comment ā glad you found something meaningful in the post.
This was a great post... Loved how you shared your mistakes and what they taught you.
Look when youāre in the middle of the battle, you canāt swing everyoneās sword for them.
A leaderās real job is to prepare the team before the fight to teach, guide, and build instincts.
Like a parent teaching their child good values, once theyāve learned, you can trust theyāll make the right move even when youāre not there...
Thanks a lot for sharing that perspective! š
I truly believe one of the strongest things any leader (or parent) can do is show that everyone makes mistakes ā and thatās okay. What really matters is how you respond to them: do you accept, reflect, and learn?
Once I changed my mindset about mistakes, I stopped being afraid of making them ā because now I know how to handle and grow from them))
Learned a lot!
Thatās awesome to hear! Thanks for reading š
keep writing more please
Iāll! Thanks for motivation!
Thank you, awesome post.
Thanks a lot! Iām really glad you found it useful š
I also made the same mistake ā trying to do everything by myself. But I learned that I canāt do everything alone; itās important to delegate some tasks to others.
Yes! That was a big one for me too. Delegation took me a while to learn, but once I did ā total game changer.
It actually reminded me of Essentialism by Greg McKeown ā that idea of doing less, but better. When I stopped trying to do everything myself and focused on what really mattered, both my impact and my energy improved.
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Thank you!
Love this! As someone who moved out of leadership into an IC role, I think a lot of this applies for me too and can help me be a better leader even as an IC.
Thank you, Chelsey!
Iāve learned so much from the way you lead, youāre truly an inspiring example of leadership!š
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Love the way you present the topic and express your thoughts, it's really insightful!
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