Chapter 18. Leading Geeks: Technology and Leadership

Paul Glen

I hope that you have begun this chapter with a head full of questions:

  • What's different about leading geeks from leading anyone else?

  • What can I do to better leverage my organization's investment in these expensive, valuable, and temperamental employees?

  • What makes geeks so difficult to manage?

You might even have some skeptical thoughts like, leadership is leadership, isn't it? I welcome such questions because you're on your way to thinking about how the ideas and concepts in this chapter apply to you and your organization. The chapter sets out to explore fundamental questions and important concepts on leading geeks: who geeks are, why leading them is important, and how leadership of geeks ...

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