Finding Your Leadership Style

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

For years, I tried to lead like other people. I’d read about a leader I admired, adopt their approach, and wonder why it felt forced. It took me longer than I’d like to admit to realise that leadership style isn’t something you copy, it’s something you discover through practice, reflection, and a fair amount of getting it wrong.

The good news is that there’s no single correct way to lead an engineering team. The bad news is that your natural style, whatever it is, won’t be sufficient for every situation. The best leaders I’ve worked with aren’t the ones with the most charismatic style, they’re the ones who can shift between styles depending on what the moment requires.

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Finding Your Leadership Style