15 non-technical skills to cultivate for technology leadership

Technologists need more than technical skills to stand out in today's fast-paced business world, Here are a list of skills all technologists should cultivate to be a better leader, and some articles that can help advise you. 

  1. Speak human
  2. Learn the business
  3. Collaborate with the business
  4. Focus on the customer
  5. Say "Thank You"
  6. Be open-minded
  7. Be adaptable
  8. Be a team player
  9. Don't just ideate: Deliver
  10. Become a storyteller
  11. Keep your ego in check 
  12. Practice empathy
  13. Be willing to take risks
  14. Focus on being effective
  15. Learn to delegate

Resources:

Top soft skills for IT leaders and how to master them

Why developers must disrupt themselves

Adobe CIO: Cross-functional collaboration requires embracing failure and loss of control

7 must-have characteristics of IT talent

Thankful for your IT team? 8 ways to show them

Emotional intelligence test: Do your empathy skills need work?

7 soft skills leaders wish they’d learned sooner

The words that helped The Weather Company improve customer experience

5 secrets of master storytellers