recently my company has gone through a major management change. my ceo was kicked out, one of my directors resigned and my IT manager resigned as well.. currently there is no one to coordinate the IT work in the company and we dont want a manager who will mess things again and leave.
we have a team of 2 software developers and 3 network engineers including me. from all these i have the most knowledge bout our business mroeover my degree in commerce gives me the management edge. i have excellent communication and presentation skills as compared to the rest and i feel i can lead a team. is it ok for me to ask for a team leader's position and can a network enginner lead software evelopers as well.
2006-10-12 09:47:30 · 11 answers · asked by Namit 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
we don't know about your company....but the way you have mentioned ....I don't think you are fit for team leader. I am a retired Director of an IT company.
2006-10-20 05:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am a Team Leader for a group of JAVA developers, but I also have a few people who do mainframe work that work for me. As long as you are really good at understanding your environment and making strong decisions, then you should be able to handle being a Team Leader.
I understand web development, but I know very little about mainframe...however, I am good at coordinating and understanding our company's infrastructure so it is easy for me to just let them know what they need to do without understanding the language that they are programming in. Being a team leader is a very hard task because it consists of MANY meetings and making sure you communicate well with your people.
If you think you can handle it, then give it a shot. Just have patience, and make sure you coordinate well with your people.
2006-10-12 09:51:34 · answer #2 · answered by Sean I.T ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The way we have it set up where I work, we have a team leader for each of the different groups that make up our department; User-Support, System-Support, and Help Desk. However, your department doesn't seem to have nearly as many people as ours, so I think you might be able to have a single team leader oversee both groups.
If you think you have the best ability and credentials to do this, I'd say go for it. I would suggest the idea to everyone else in the department first though.
2006-10-12 09:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by Ronin 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-19 07:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of-course dear friend. I'm B.Tech and worked as network engineer and I'm leading a team of 5 members in which 3 of them are software programmers. But I have prior experience in software experience. If you have confidence you can win the race. Best of luck dear friend.
2006-10-17 20:50:33 · answer #5 · answered by AJITH 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have to agree with seanachie... If you had true leadership ability you wouldn't be asking us if it was OK. You'd already have informally taken charge of your peers and put your resume in front of the decision makers.
If you had true expertise, you'd know a network engineer can lead software developers. You don't have to know how to "do" something to know how to get others to do it, and do it well. All you have to know is how to motivate.. how to lead.
Gain some confidence in yourself guy. If you really do have the knowledge and skill, then jump in.
2006-10-12 10:26:58 · answer #6 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
GO MAN GO.
Yes, I would speak with your HR manager about that possibility right away. Then speak to the top people and let them know about your interests.
No BALONEY, you are just a technical guy. They will appreciate that.
2006-10-13 07:01:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The squeaky wheel gets the oil. But be careful for what you ask for. Others will hate you for your bold move. Make sure you lead by exsample and others will want to follow.
2006-10-18 07:21:25 · answer #8 · answered by internetkid2000 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
first thing i thought of was this..........
if you were a leader, you would have taken the role. and demanded the $$$ for doing it too.
but i think ya, add a little more aggression and you could do it.
2006-10-12 09:50:48 · answer #9 · answered by seanachie60 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
awe so so so so so so so so so sad. My life is worse than that. Ov corse team leader.Good job on that work stuff.
2006-10-12 09:51:09 · answer #10 · answered by Julie W 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋