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If you’re a senior engineer or a lead, you’ve probably been asked at some point to drive outcomes without formal authority. No direct reports. No title. Just the expectation: "Make it happen."

At first, it feels like an impossible task. It feels like you’re being asked to deliver without the authority to make it happen. In due time, you rea…

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I used to think solving a problem meant jumping straight to the fix. It’s what engineering teaches us: diagnose the issue, write the code, move on. But as I shifted from building systems to leading people, I realized something important.

The hardest part often isn’t solving the problem. It’s figuring out the right one to solve and doing it …

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