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06 May

Ben Brearley Posted in Skills No comments

How Much Technical Expertise Should You Have to Lead Your Team?

When you’re leading a team, it can be beneficial to understand the technical details of the work your team does. In fact, research suggests that team members are happier when their boss could do their jobs. However, I’ve noticed that there is such a thing as too much technical expertise when you’re leading a team. […]

04 Dec

Ben Brearley Posted in Team communication One comment

Everyone is stupid…except for my team!

I originally posted this article as a guest post on mycareertopia.com at http://www.mycareertopia.com/everyone-incompetent/ Have you ever worked within a culture where people think “everyone is stupid”, except for the people that they work directly with? In my experience, I’ve found this “everyone is stupid” attitude commonly in large projects or in companies that have a lot of […]