Pat Kua
Founder of the Tech Lead Academy
Founder of the Tech Lead Academy
Pat Kua explores engineering leadership, technical careers and developing high-impact leaders. Learn how engineering managers can grow from makers into multipliers and scale successful teams.
Patrick Kua is a seasoned technology leader with more than 25 years of experience, having held a wide variety of roles, including developer, tech lead, consultant, CTO, and advisor. His current mission is to accelerate the growth of technical leaders through coaching, mentoring, and training.
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Why Engineers Struggle as Tech Leads
The leadership shift nobody prepares you for.
Why do so many engineers struggle after becoming Tech Leads? Former N26 CTO Pat Kua explains the mindset shift from maker to multiplier, with practical advice for Software Engineers, Tech Leads and Engineering Managers who want to lead with greater impact.
Free tools created by Pat Kua
Assess your leadership mindset with Pat Kua’s free Tech Lead worksheet. Five practical questions to help engineering leaders move from writing code to multiplying team impact, improving delegation, coaching and technical leadership.
The best Tech Leads don’t just write great code; they help everyone around them perform at their best.
This practical one-page guide from Pat Kua helps you assess whether you’re still thinking like a maker or whether you’re developing the mindset of a multiplier. Through five thought-provoking questions, you’ll reflect on how you spend your time, how you solve problems, how your team depends on you, and whether you’re creating an environment where others can grow.
Whether you’re preparing for your first leadership role or already leading a team, this worksheet provides a simple framework to identify the habits that increase your impact beyond your own technical contribution.
Download it, work through the questions honestly, and use it as a regular check-in as your leadership journey evolves.