Management isn't a promotion

Leadership isn’t confined to managers; it’s also crucial on the technical track.

Management isn’t a promotion up the ladder; it’s a separate, specific role that relates to individual contributors. That’s why managers need leaders on the technical track to be the deep experts their job doesn’t allow them to be.

In this article, we will explain why technical leadership and management are two different things, highlighting that management is not a step up into leadership but a step sideways, and that therefore leadership is essential on both tracks.

What is technical leadership?

Leadership is a set of practices and responsibilities around vision and growth that can (and should) exist on the technical side of the fence.

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