Yeah, no. I have run tech teams as a non technical lead. It just forced me to trust my team, listen to them and fight for them. Meanwhile the technical leads la

Yeah, no. I have run tech teams as a non technical lead. It just forced me to trust my team, listen to them and fight for them. Meanwhile the technical leads lacked the people skills to display empathy, provide feedback in a way that was respectful, and many other shortcomings that hurt productivity and morale. Bad managers are the red flag - update your heuristic accordingly.