I have recently been promoted from a software engineer to a team lead, but I feel underprepared to lead people. I struggle with delegation, giving feedback, and handling team conflict. Since I've always been in a technical role, this people-facing responsibility feels overwhelming. How can I build leadership presence, develop emotional intelligence, and manage teams effectively while still learning the ropes?

Ans: Hi,
Within the Graphic Designing domain, one could be a team Leader but for TL, the leadership ability like managing people, assigning tasks to the team, ability to follow-up and termination of the tasks are some of the skills you should acquire and learn by observing the other leaders. If you do so, you can be a TL.

Ans: Can do Leadership course from ISB, it could give a push up to your career. Check if they give placement opportunities. If not, check if your organization recognizes the course.

Ans: These certifications and courses can help you build the necessary skills and knowledge to transition into leadership roles.

1-Agile and Scrum Certifications
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM): Offered by Scrum Alliance, this certification is ideal if you’re working in an Agile environment.
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP): This certification covers various Agile methodologies and is offered by PMI.
SAFe Agilist Certification: For those working in large-scale Agile environments.

2-IT Management and Leadership Certifications
Certified Information Technology Manager (CITM): This certification focuses on IT management and leadership skills.
Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP): Offered by IEEE, this certification is for experienced software development practitioners.
ITIL Foundation Certification: This certification covers IT service management and is widely recognized.

3-General Management and Leadership Courses
AMA Certified Professional in Management: This certification covers professional effectiveness, relationship management, business acumen, and analytical intelligence.
Leadership and Management Courses on Udemy: Courses like “Software Engineering: From Developer to Tech Lead” can be very useful.
edX: Provides courses from institutions like MIT and Harvard on management and leadership.
LinkedIn Learning: Offers a wide range of courses on leadership, project management, and technical skills.

Ans: Please go for some Management Development Programme ( online certification course) and your wish will be fulfilled. Best of luck. Just follow me. May God Bless You. Professor........................................:)

Ans: Hello
I assume you would already have some supervisory experience since you have been working in a managerial position. But yes the dynamics of handling a larger work force may be bit different. Each person will have a different leadership style suited to his/her personality & work needs. Since I am unaware of your exact job, deliverables, span of control, hierarchy etc. I am giving a general template to be an effective team lead:- 1) Know your team well - the importance of this one element cannot be over-emphasized enough, while simple it may look, most people fail to get this piece right & hence struggle. Knowing doesn't just mean names but in depth understanding of each team members' background, family, education, strengths/weaknesses so on so forth. This is the building block for effective leadership. 2) List out clear & unique deliverables for each member - A person cannot act clearly if the goals are ambiguous in the first place. Put ample effort to clearly enunciate the job roles. 3) Avoid micro management - This one element keeps most people from becoming an effective leader. As you go up in span, you need to be liberal in giving up the manual controls & instead put robust systems to take care such as reviews, reports etc. 4) Regular & quality feedback sessions - Feedback sessions should be regular, objective & should focus on real improvement inputs rather nit picking mistakes/making personal comments. 5) Reward/Recognition - Instant reward/acknowledgement of good work/performance (something as simple as weekly recognition in a group meet goes a long way in building performance culture). 6) Managing Poor Performance - Equally important is to effectively manage poor performers by having a structured performance improvement plans (PIPs) & exit process for laggards . Transparency & objectivity are the keys here.

As true for most skills, team management skills also evolve with time & a person continues to get better at it with experience with regular and honest retrospection/introspection of situations/actions/outcomes.

All the Best !