{"id":19453,"date":"2022-04-05T11:47:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/?p=19453"},"modified":"2023-12-27T16:56:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T16:56:50","slug":"grow-from-team-lead-to-rising-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/grow-from-team-lead-to-rising-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Rapidly Grow From Team Lead to Rising Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you step away from micro-managing people and start taking on the bigger responsibilities as rising leader?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeremy Brown has an unconventional career path. While he started as an engineer, he took detours in sales, motorcycling and starting a business in Cameroon, before ultimately becoming a CTO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/115-300x300.png\" alt=\"From Team Lead to Rising Leader\" class=\"wp-image-19454\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/115-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/115-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/115-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/115-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/115-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/115-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>In Episode #15 of Creating High Performing Teams,<\/strong>&nbsp;we look at how Jeremy\u2019s career unfolded, and what he learned along the way that prepared him for success as a CTO. We also get his advice for how you can level up and thrive at each step in your career from IC to Manager to Manager of Managers to Executive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/b1672498\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to our episode on growing from team lead to a rising leader:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/46J4CvswW95p3bs6zOu7yY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify\u200b\u200b<\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/creating-high-performing-teams\/id1602986064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u200b\u200b\u200bApple Podcasts\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGVyLmZtLzE4MjEwL3Jzcy54bWw?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAMQ9sEGahgKEwiApZXG4JP1AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQvgI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bGoogle Podcasts\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/adulting-101-2\/creating-high-performing-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bStitcher\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@williammeller\/the-conways-law-7e09514741f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conway\u2019s Law here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conway%27s_law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conway's Law and the&nbsp;\"reverse\"&nbsp;or&nbsp;\"inverse\"&nbsp;Conway<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ctocraft.com\/blog\/how-can-the-inverse-conway-manoeuvre-help-drive-organisational-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inverse Conway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeremy also highly recommends the book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uTyDhp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Team Topologies<\/a>&nbsp;if you\u2019re looking at doing a reorg of your teams.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On Open Space Technology:<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/openspaceworld.org\/wp2\/what-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official&nbsp;Website<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/openspaceworld.org\/wp2\/hho\/papers\/brief-users-guide-open-space-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">User\u2019s Guide<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For this meeting to work the following conditions need to be present.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A good intro <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Space_Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keys:&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A matter that is of very high importance to the group and a real possibility of conflict<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diversity in terms of people and positions involved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And some Youtube Walkthroughs:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M_jhcvCYBbg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an Introduction<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XCPZ5iQLlnA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to facilitate one<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn why you should let that high performing jerk go and the rest of your team will perform better with the book:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GC6spj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The No A***** Rule by Robert Sutton<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about the concept of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wardleypedia.org\/mediawiki\/index.php\/Pioneers_settlers_town_planners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pioneers, Settlers, and Town Planners here<\/a>. It helps you understand how to lead at different scales for startups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key actions for you to take to become a rising leader:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Repeat yourself more than you think you need to, in a variety of ways.<\/strong>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\">\n<li>Repeating yourself as a leader is key to instilling key ideas and concepts into your team. Learn more about&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/power-of-repetition-successful-leaders\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Power of Repetition here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Be sure to praise your team when they do the right things<\/strong>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\">\n<li>Learn to thank your team and give praise in a variety of&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wardleypedia.org\/mediawiki\/index.php\/Pioneers_settlers_town_planners\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ways to motivate your team you can learn about here.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to find and follow&nbsp;Jeremy Brown:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read his occasional posts on his blog -&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/world.hey.com\/jeremybrown\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/world.hey.com\/jeremybrown<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find him on LinkedIn -&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tenfourty\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tenfourty\/<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow him on Twitter -&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyBrownTech\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyBrownTech<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you step away from micro-managing people and start taking on the bigger responsibilities as rising leader? 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