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Discussion on: What is a good team lead in your opinion?

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Dan Conn

Good team leads have a knack of protecting you from external factors, but also making you aware of them so you can take them on board (eventually you may want a role that needs to tackle them head on).

They will want to nurture their team and encourage progress both in skills but also in personal confidence and perhaps personal goals.

They will be able to jump in when things get tough but be the voice of reason and calm in a stressful situation.

They will create an environment of honesty so that people feel comfortable raising their hands to problems and fixes are found instead of people feeling scared to speak up in case they're fired.