Team Lead 101 

I was so excited when I got my first assignment to team lead. I was a good programmer, I had proven my abilities and it felt great to be rewarded for it. Finally people were going to seek my advice and listen to it. The team would rally around me and function as a well-oiled machine to get the work done.

But it didn’t happen that way. My first three years as a team lead were fraught with frustration and disappointment. Mainly I was disappointed with myself. I was trying so hard but didn’t seem to be making any headway. Certainly not the progress I expected from myself.

Because I didn’t have good skills in place, I reverted back to ineffective behaviors like arguing, trying to prove myself right and grinding away to gain new hard skills that would make me more valuable to the company but did nothing to improve my management acumen.

Then I figured out I was lacking in soft skills. Empathy. Active listening. And I knew I’d have to develop these first if I wanted to make a true difference.

In Team Lead 101, I share the most useful tools and techniques I've developed working in management positions in startups and large companies alike.

Our employers call on us to lead teams in the hopes that we will rise to lead, but they don’t always give us guidance about how to motivate, arbitrate disagreements, build processes and achieve goals. Being the leader means more than just being a good programmer in charge of the team. It means finding solutions to people and projects challenges.

"I have read only half of the book and already realized how sad it is that I didn't have it 4 years ago when I was told that I'm tech lead! ... This book is a must-have [for tech-leads] ... Exactly what you need in startups."
– Anton Kireev, Tech Lead at drom.ru

"An excellent resource for all budding team leads... I got a whole heap of tips to bring into my new gig."
– Daragh Byrne, Software Engineering Manager at Digital Creators

"I like how the book is written. It is easy to read without complicated terminology. I think not only team leads find this book useful but SCRUM masters and agile coaches."
– Slava Nikitin, Head of Corporate Development at Virto Commerce

"One will find not only valuable advice regarding strategies to implement to lead a small team effectively, but will be able to also understand the role a team leader plays in a deeper way, which will lead to team happiness and productivity."
– Alina Mihai, Life Coach and Front End Developer

If you’re not 100% satisfied with this book, just reply to the download email within 30 days from the purchase and you’ll get a full refund. No questions asked.

Single copy version is for personal use. But the team license version can be shared with an unlimited number of people within a single team, class or organization.