201: Moving from Tech Expert to Leader [Podcast]

Podcast Archives - Dale Callahan · Nov 10, 2020 · 26m

Moving from tech expert to leader in your organization can be tricky. Scientists, engineers, developers, architects, and many other experts move into leadership positions every day. Many companies expect this transition to take place. But other companies do not see tech experts as leaders – just as tech experts. It is kind of a new “blue-collar” thinking. Either way, the transition is not always easy.

Leadership positions come in many flavors, but the first moves are often as team leaders – where you are still on the technical side of things but you lead the activity…