The Buck Stops Here: Why Ownership Builds Better Engineering Teams
In any software engineering organization—whether a fast-moving startup or an enterprise-scale platform—leadership style doesn’t just shape the culture; it defines it. And when things go wrong (which they will), how leaders respond sets the tone for how teams grow, communicate, and deliver. Over the years, I’ve seen two dramatically different approaches play out: one where leaders instinctively point fingers when things go off the rails, and one where leaders step up and say, “The buck stops here.
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