By Yousif Asfour and Sandy Molloy
We all start out being good at something. Leadership challenges us to become good at something else.
Whether you're leading a team, running an organization, or just beginning to discover what leadership means, the journey is much the same: learning to ask better questions, help others grow, and challenge what you think you know.
Geek to Lead is where we share what we've learned, and what we're still learning, through books, stories, reflections and conversations about leadership.
Practical lessons for the move from doing the work to leading it, and the curiosity that keeps a leader growing.
A Techie's Guide to Leadership
Leadership takes more than expertise.
Written with techies in mind, but just as relevant to those leading technical teams without a technical background—and to leaders in any field.
Read more and buyPoems, Stories, and Reflections
Leadership begins with better questions.
What if becoming a better leader isn't about knowing more, but about learning to question what we think we know?
Read moreThe name Geek to Lead reflects where our journey began: the transition from technical expertise to leading people. But the lessons we've learned extend well beyond technology.
Whether you're an engineer, teacher, entrepreneur, executive, or student, leadership involves many of the same challenges: learning to work through others, asking better questions, challenging assumptions, and helping people succeed.
We believe leadership is a journey of continuous learning. And we believe that journey should be practical, thought-provoking, and occasionally fun.
What if becoming indispensable is actually holding you back? On building teams that thrive, and keep improving, without you.
Read on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) ↗From Claude Shannon to AI, a reflection on seeing connections, questioning assumptions, and asking better questions.
Read on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) ↗Books can start a conversation. Workshops and discussions bring it to life.
Has spent more than 30 years building and leading technology teams in the United States and the Middle East, including as founding CIO of NYU Abu Dhabi.
Has spent three decades developing leaders and shaping culture across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and coaches leaders through change.
