This is something I always tried to instill in my direct reports: fix the problem. Publicly take credit for fixing the problem. Call out people who helped you f

This is something I always tried to instill in my direct reports: fix the problem. Publicly take credit for fixing the problem. Call out people who helped you fix the problem. Thank people in other departments who helped. I tried to model this as well: publicly take credit for my team’s successes. Call out individuals who helped. Call out other teams’ individual contributors (and managers!!!) who helped. Build a support network of people who want my team to succeed because we make them look good, publicly, visibly! One place I worked had company wide release notes that went to every employee, and I think this was an invaluable tool for success that I evangelize everywhere. Coding is half the battle; everything else is the other half!