Stepping into a Team Lead role rarely feels like a promotion. Rather, it feels like entering a new dimension where responsibilities shift, influence changes shape, and the skills that once defined your value are no longer the ones you rely on most. Many new leads search for the "right" way to lead, only to discover that no universal playbook exists.

This talk explores that in-between space: the early uncertainties, the invisible expectations, and the quiet adjustments that define the first steps into leadership. We will examine why certain mistakes are so common, why some instincts fail while others become essential, and why this period feels both disorienting and clarifying at the same time.

Rather than offering a formula, this session asks a different question. How do you grow into leadership with intention, even when the path is unclear? You will leave with frameworks instead of checklists, perspective instead of prescriptions, and a clearer sense of how to lead imperfectly, authentically, and sustainably.