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by pan69 3071 days ago
The best software teams I've worked on didn't have managers, they had facilitators.
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For self organizing teams, and teams with motivated people, servitude leadership style works really well. Ensure the teams goals and direction is clearly set, and just remove roadblocks as needed.

But there are other types of teams, and other situations where other styles are more effective.

bingo.

people who have natural leadership qualities can facilitate without thinking it harms their worth. too often, unsuitable people will be thrust into a management/leadership type role just because there is a (sudden, genuine) void that needs feeling(sudden growth /sudden departure).