I think Sanctuary, Hydraulics, and XXIX are proving this assumption wrong. As designers and developers, we create tools for a living. That includes tools for helping other teams make great decisions. Tools to help their coworkers ask and offer feedback. Tools to help their peers get clear on where they want to grow. We obsess over making tools that improve the way we work. When we see an opportunity to improve, we upgrade our tools. Or build a new tool, toss the old one, and thank it for serving its purpose (Marie Kondo style).

We intend to revise those skills so that they reflect what good leadership looks like in a distributed organization. Things like:Noticing a problem/opportunity and proposing an experiment to solve itKnowing how to offer and give helpful feedbackKnowing how to receive feedbackActive listeningHelping others get clear on where they want to growCoaching (rather than managing) others toward their goals