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Discussion on: I spent 30 years coding full-time, then I switched to full-time management and leadership. Ask me anything.

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Pavel Razgovorov

What advice would you give to someone who, besides programming, wants to manage/leaderize the developer team he/she works with?

And where could I learn about all that leadership stuff, btw?

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Lorenzo Pasqualis

Management and leadership are very different things. To manage you need to be put in charge by the organization. To be promoted to a management role you need to figure out from your boss what it would take to get there.
Leadership is much different and much more important than management. Leadership is not a title. It is a behavior.
To lead you must gain the respect of the team. Leading people is only possible when the people allow you to do so.
I recommend starting by reading everything you can about leadership. Not just leadership in tech, but leadership in general. Here are a few books that I recommend to start:

Also, you need to find a mentor. Somebody who you believe is a great leader, that is willing to teach mentor you.
Hope this helps.