I stand by my take. A good engineer is not guaranteed to be a good lead. And a b...

		mgfist on Nov 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Books that changed my career as a software enginee... I stand by my take. A good engineer is not guaranteed to be a good lead. And a bad engineer isn't guaranteed to be a bad lead. They are different roles. Most competent companies let good engineers who won't be good leads stay in IC roles with bigger responsibilities.