I somehow ended up here when I was searching some good articles on Technical Leadership. The article is definitely worth reading. There's also a free E-Book available here.

These points (mistakes) that I completely agree (and have seen in past) committed by other leaders in the past:

• Assuming the team serves you
• Isolating yourself from the team
• Not providing technical direction and context
• Failing to delegate effectively
• Failing to represent the best interests of your team
• Failing to anticipate
• Using the project to pursue your own technical interests
• Playing the game rather than focusing on the target
• Putting the project before the people

Hope this is helpful to you!

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