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Leader is not an individual contributor

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In many interviews for leadership roles, you can hear questions like: Who pushed for this change? Who proposed this improvement? Who implemented this approach? Personally, I believe leaders should answer in the following direction: My team! It was a team effort. It was proposed by an individual, but implemented by the team. Unfortunately, in many cases, interviewers expect to hear something like: It was me! I did this! It was my initiative! They want to see an individual contributor mindset, someone who is still very hands-on even in a leadership role. Most likely, in their environment, they need such a person. From my point of view, a leader is someone who organizes, motivates, and inspires people. Sometimes they should lead by example, sometimes they should address mistakes in one-on-one conversations, and sometimes they should motivate the entire team. From day one in the role, a real leader should start thinking about developing other leaders within the team, s...

Remote working experience

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I work remotely more than 2 years already and would like to stress my attention on the following aspects of remote work: Communication: Fortunately, in the 21st century with the development of technologies we've got a lot of tools making remote work much easier than before. We use different online communication channels like video and phone calls, chats, dashboards for online collaboration, what makes people closer to each other, what is extremely important if you work in a team and responsible product delivery. You should know what's happening with your teammates and applications and react immediately to avoid any sort of issues. Time management: Remote work have taught me managing my time in a better way and respect time of my colleagues since most of us work in different time zones and have different working hours. Documentation: It is extremely important to have documented decisions stored online and keep them up to date. It is valid not only for onsite but for remote work ...