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🧩 How Software Engineers Can Prepare for Leadership Roles

Want to grow into a tech leader? Shift your focus from coding to soft skills like mentoring, communication, and impact tracking. Here's how to start.

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Hi everyone, Fran here 👋.

I had the pleasure of collaborating on this article with

Gábor Till
. He is an engineering manager and writes a newsletter at
Tech Lead Mastery
.

Today, the topic we wrote about is how leadership in software engineering is less about coding prowess and more about developing soft skills like mentoring, communication, and impact tracking.

⭐ In this post, you’ll learn

  • How to shift your focus from solely technical skills to essential soft skills like mentoring and communication

  • Practical steps to begin building leadership skills immediately

  • The importance of proactive problem-solving and identifying team needs

👉 If this sounds valuable, join 17,000+ subscribers so you don’t miss the next article

I leave you with Gábor’s article and I’ll share my thoughts at the end!

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Gábor Till
I started as a bike mechanic, then became a developer, lead frontend, engineering manager. If you are interested in how to grow your career, you’ll enjoy my newsletter.
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