Leader is not an individual contributor
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...