- Be flexible<p>- Prioritize everything<p>- Simplify code, processes, and infrastructure at every step<p>- Build a well-rounded, emotionally stable team<p>- Loosely follow scrum &amp; agile<p>- Be realistic<p>- Be honest, even when it is inconvenient<p>- At the tech lead level, the most important skill is your own 
psychology. Hone your personality, establish work-life balance, 
and take some courses in positive psych<p>- Have an opinion<p>- Learn when to talk, when not to talk, when to put it in 
writing, and when not to put it in writing<p>- Adopt a &quot;good enough, and let&#x27;s move on&quot; design approach<p>- Build strong relationships with non-technical management