Best Leaders are ICs who Proactively Solve The Hardest Problems

Your Best Leaders Aren't Your Managers

They're the ICs who are 'called' to solve a problem.

• The dev who sees a broken process and just… fixes it.
• The one who mentors a junior without being asked.
• The one who sees a user struggling and just wants to get it fixed.

They dont seek to lead, they're called by the need. And they answer.

This is the core of an outcome-driven team.
Your job as a manager is to find these people in your org, and let them grow.

This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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