Name: How To Be An Effective Tech Lead [Part 12] - Foster Trust
Uploaded: 2024-07-09T04:56:32+00:00
Duration: 4 min 9 s
Description: Trust or social capital is the primary currency you need to get anything done as a tech lead

How To Be An Effective Tech Lead [Part 12] - Foster Trust

Trust or social capital is the primary currency you need to get anything done as a tech lead. This lesson teaches you:

- Why fostering trust is so important for team efficiency, explained through a simple example
- How to build up trust when things aren't going perfectly (which will inevitably happen to you as a tech lead)
- How to build up trust when things are going well, taking full advantage of positive momentum

Learn how to build deep relationships fast here: [\[Masterclass\] How To Build Deep Relationships Quickly In Tech](https://www.jointaro.com/lesson/tyaPFMXPoz2pmzB7OVzt/masterclass-how-to-build-deep-relationships-quickly-in-tech/)

Trust or social capital is the primary currency you need to get anything done as a tech lead

There's more to working in tech than just shipping software. It's vital for your career to build deep professional relationships and make real friends at work, especially if you're looking to grow to senior levels.

Becoming a tech lead is the most common growth path for software engineers as they grow to senior and staff levels.

Taro offers advice for tech leads who want to manage their projects or teams more effectively

A tech lead is responsible for guiding multiple software engineers throughout the execution of a project. They usually have many years of software engineer experience and system design knowledge to help them navigate through complex software engineering situations. They work with multiple stakeholders to ensure that a project is delivered on time. They also set expectations for deliverables and quality of the project.