Transformational Engineering Leadership

Leadership is about inspiring and motivating those around you.[¹]

As a leader, you must check your behaviors before asking others to change. Transformational leadership supports high performance, effective communication, and collaboration toward the organization’s goals.

In senior roles, you’re more likely to self-determine what you pay attention to with minimal or no management guidance.

Determining what work is in any role depends on the level of communication and commitment of the individual. Yet, Engineers leaders often follow a similar work pattern across organizations.

Understanding how things ought to work is robust. But, you need to blend your vision with the visions of leadership and peers. Focus on what matters to make the most of your working hours, particularly as you get further along in your career and life’s commitments expand. Stay aligned with authority to remain an effective leader over time.

As a senior leader, you must maintain a hold on your ego to avoid investing in meaningless work on a grand scale. If something dire happens at your company, that’s the place to be engaged.

The most effective places to work are those that matter to your company but still have enough room to do work.

A good leader impacts a team’s ability to deliver code, design systems, and apply Lean principles to their work. Transformational leaders set the tone for the organization and reinforce desired cultural norms.

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[¹]: Gene Kim(2018): (Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations)