Engineering leadership style archetypes
Most of us have had at least some exposure to the vast world of thought on modern engineering leadership styles and their best practices. There are seemingly endless sources presenting sets of leadership styles for engineering managers. It can be overwhelming to dig through this information. How can we approach these styles with intention and avoid just adopting whatever feels easiest?
In this section, we will learn what defines classic engineering leadership styles and in which circumstances they are most useful. You will learn how to look at these styles as a continuum instead of distinct personas. You will learn how to approach these styles as sets of practices that can be layered together to form a comprehensive style of your own, suitable to the needs of your engineering team.
To that aim, this section is broken down to compare and contrast leadership styles in the following subsections:
- The commander and the servant
- The...