Leadership Paradigms for Remote Agile Development: How To Lead Your Team Remotely

© The Author(s), under exclusive license to APress Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022

B. Jakobus et al.Leadership Paradigms for Remote Agile Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8719-4_2

2. Leadership

Benjamin Jakobus¹  , Pedro Henrique Lobato Sena² and Claudio Souza³

(1)

Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(2)

Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

(3)

Westport, CT, USA

 

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.

—John Maxwell

Leadership, Leaders, leadership teams, our leaders, etc.

In the corporate world, these terms are often used interchangeably with boss or manager; it has become yet another buzzword. Yet, people forget the original meaning of the word leader: “the one who leads.” ...