Leadership is a skill, management is a position
05 Jun 2025
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Jesper Ottosen
While I have almost 25 years of experience in the testing field, I have never been the manager of anyone. I know it's matter of company and culture to experience this, but I keep repeating it. As Jerry Weinberg once said "you don't have to be a boss to be a leader". There a plenty of resources on the MoT to explore leading testing activities without moving into management positions.
Jesper Ottosen
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Jesper has been around the MoT community from the start, frequently passing by the Club and Slack. For more than 10 years he has provided 300+ blogposts on all things testing. 🌻
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