You Are Doomed to Fail as a Team Lead

One of the harder parts for me was giving feedback. Certain people craved it, but I didn't want to seem like I was nitpicking or making them afraid to come to me, so I let stuff slide that I would have fixed if it was me doing the work. This kind of stuff was easier when I was just part of the team. I'd nitpick our presentations, mentioning things were a single pixel out of alignment. Eventually other people started noticing and calling out this little issues as well, which was good. But I felt less comfortable doing that in a leadership position, because I'd sound like a nagging boss instead of someone who just wants to make sure we're presenting ourselves well. I struggled internally with this a lot. It was probably ultimately what broke me.

The worst part is that everyone expects your confidence.