I wrote this article originally on Medium – Team Leads vs Technical Leads – and have been stumped figuring out a follow-up for it.
When I wrote it, it drove me home because I see so many developers stuck between being a Team vs a Technical Lead – thinking if they go one way, they close the door on the other role forever – which is furthest from the truth.
If anything, it will make you better in the latter, knowing what the other one does.