I follow 1..3 daily. I also have this.<p>4) Be humble. Redirect upstream praise for your team&#x27;s work onto your team directly (away from yourself). Accept criticism for your team&#x27;s work directly onto yourself.<p>5) Expect to do less actual programming, but still keep ownership of one or two components (UI, DB, etc) for up to 1&#x2F;3 of your time. This helps to maintain an ear-to-the-ground on ongoing features&#x2F;bugs and to communicate intelligently with the technical team.