https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Careers News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/04/leadership-skills/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Careers-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/04/leadership-skills/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1775409915460.jpg"/><p>Work isn’t the only place where you can develop valuable leadership skills, Sophie Weston mentioned in the video The Principal Engineer’s Path from her QCon London talk. She suggested thinking about the things you do outside of your job where you can learn and practice useful leadership skills, and bringing your full skill set - your whole self - to work.</p> <i>By Ben Linders</i> QCon Software Development Conference QCon London 2025 Social Skills Leadership Psychological Safety learning Staff Plus Careers Culture & Methods news Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:10:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/04/leadership-skills/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Careers-news Ben Linders 2026-04-09T11:10:00Z /news/2026/04/leadership-skills/en