What does it mean to be a leader and what, fundamentally, a leader’s job is? While the tasks list is neverending, naturally (so there’s directing, motivating, inspiring, and recruiting, among many others), the essence of a leader’s role is to share their energy with the people around them.

Exactly a year ago, in warm June, Rite NRG was born. It’s been so far the biggest project I have ever created. After one year of work, I can say that it is definitely something to be proud of. Something that has brought both satisfaction and some failures to learn from.

In your professional life, when was the last time you felt truly great – fulfilled and satisfied? If you have to think hard, that might be the first sign to think over where you stand professionally and where you would like to go.

In the times of COVID, offshoring outsourcing took on another dimension. In fact, many organizations have just opened up to this model of cooperation – if everyone works remotely anyway, maybe it is worth a try?

Treating energy as a valuable and renewable resource changes your view of your rhythm of the day. But let’s go a step further: the team also has an energy balance. And this balance is responsible for the success of the project, just as hard skills are.

It is quite fascinating that every sportsman has a coach, yet in IT management we are often on our own in difficult, complex tasks. I have always been wondering – couldn’t we simply source from each other’s experiences and learn? Do we really need to reinvent the wheel over and over again?