What is Tech Lead Toolkit?

At the beginning of my career, I was skeptical about becoming a leader. I couldn’t imagine being responsible for other people's jobs and lives. The thought that I would need to make all the decisions made my imposter syndrome even worse. It was all caused by my misconceptions about leadership.

I realized that everything I thought about leadership wasn’t true and that it was something completely different. It was something I had been doing all along—helping people win.

“If you want to build a ship,
don't drum up the people
to gather wood, divide the
work, and give orders.

Instead, teach them to yearn
for the vast and endless sea.”

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Tech leadership requires various tools to help people win, so I decided to share my Tech Lead Toolkit. My goal is to share my love for leadership, documentation, software engineering, and developer experience.

• Soft skills - improving leadership, communication, and decision-making,

• Software tools - learning project management, collaboration, and development tools,

• Processes - creating well-defined engineering and communication processes to ensure consistency and scalability,

• Templates - providing reusable documents for planning, decision-making, and improved collaboration.

Previously, I shared my thoughts on idaszak.com, where you can find blog posts such as:

• How to Stop the Knowledge Loss and Support Writing Documentation

• How I Wrote My First Software Design Doc To Win New Project

• Improve Team Experience with Developer Onboarding Documentation

My goal for Tech Lead Toolkit is to publish biweekly to improve my writing skills and accelerate learning. I’ll share my stories and what I’m learning currently.

• I’m still writing on idaszak.com

• I’m posting short-form content on Bluesky and Threads