I see people make three huge mistakes when trying to transition from a developer position to a leadership position.
1 – being a “good” developer with lots of experience makes you qualified to run a project or a team. It’s just not true. Being a “good” developer with lots of experience is necessary, but not sufficient, to successfully make this transition.
2 – the idea that you actually know what a well-run, effective project actually looks like. Most people have never even seen a well-run, effective project. They have little idea of the results regularly achieved by the best teams.
3 – not adjusting your interview answers to reflect the kind of thinking and strategizing effective leader engage in to be successful.
In this post I’ll show you things from the employer’s perspective and help you get on the right track to get hired as a team lead.