Leadership in XP teams is only occasionally of the TeddyRoosevelt charging up SanJuanHill variety. Normally, team members are swapping leadership minute-by-minute. ReluctantLeadership is the title of a forthcoming book by KentBeck containing a PatternLanguage of emergent leadership techniques. ''Did this book ever come forth?'' ---- What is your experience with different cultures in your teams? Many cultures discourage being the nail that sticks up which can make it difficult at times. ---- See also DeveloperTurnedManager