That&#x27;s an excellent analysis of what happened.<p>&gt; you have not succeeded<p>He failed [at political part of his job].
Why soften the blow?<p>&gt; Where did I screw up that relationship?<p>Exactly - that should be the focus.<p>Change what you can change and do not focus to much on things that you can not change.<p>&gt; find a position with a very strong lead developer<p>It&#x27;s good to have a strong leader, but:<p>1) How do you recognize a strong leader?<p>2) In order to become a good leader yourself you still need practicing it. Just observing leadership in action is not enough.