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1. I think that it is very important to distinguish between seniority (formal, role- and capability-based) and leadership. 2. While the original post offers a
by ablekh 5y ago
1. I think that it is very important to distinguish between seniority (formal, role- and capability-based) and leadership.
2. While the original post offers a nice list, my mental model on the topic is pretty simple: the higher the seniority, the more capable a person should be in strategic thinking (both technical and business), ability to successfully apply it to correspondingly larger scopes and impact (tasks -> features -> problems -> teams -> organization -> company -> industry -> economy), and soft skills.
- villasv 5y agoI agree seniority is about scope, but also think that there’s some isomorphic relationship in there. When you broaden the scope enough, leadership takes over as a crucial tool. Not necessarily leadership in terms of management, but at least in terms of leading by example, thought leadership etc. It’s near impossible to have company-wide (say of >200 people) impact without any kind of leadership.
- ablekh 5y agoI wholeheartedly agree. There is certainly a correlation between seniority / scope and leadership. And, as you allude to, it is a positive one. My point in #1 was that they are separate entities with their own unique characteristics and I just wanted to emphasize that (despite the fact that the author of the original post has included some relevant leadership expectations in the list).