{"id":2388,"date":"2022-06-27T16:45:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T23:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadershipchoice.com\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2022-06-27T16:45:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T23:45:52","slug":"secrets-for-managing-nerdy-brilliant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.taylorsolutionsinc.com\/lc\/secrets-for-managing-nerdy-brilliant\/","title":{"rendered":"Secrets for Managing the Nerdy and Brilliant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider show_arrows=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset6&#8243; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;10px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.1)&#8221; remove_inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; 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This is because regardless of the talents of each key player, a team lead sets the tone for the entire organization.<\/p>\n<p>In every team, the leader significantly <a href=\"https:\/\/leadershipchoice.com\/engaged-employees\/\">affects the engagement<\/a>, performance levels, and output of their team \u2013 but perhaps in no team is this truer than in brilliant (and nerdy) technology-based teams. This is because teams in fields such as engineering, systems, or programming are typically contributing to a specific detail-based whole that relies on a consistent language and mindset to successfully complete.<\/p>\n<p>I recently spoke to a CEO of a quickly-growing internet-based service\u00a0company in Salt Lake City who told me how his team of extremely talented engineers and programmers saw a 30% increase in performance and output after they successfully addressed some of the leadership shortcomings in their head of engineering.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_6&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; remove_border=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_2,1_4&#8243; 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