Do you get satisfaction reading code and imagining yourself typing it? I don't think what defines a lead is politicking at meetings, but rather having an outwar

Do you get satisfaction reading code and imagining yourself typing it? I don't think what defines a lead is politicking at meetings, but rather having an outward focus. One way to do that is to just read what everyone else is doing and engage with them. Even if you're just fixing bugs with automatic analysis tools. I think that's one way folks like your diligent colleague can advance..