right, I'm mostly looking to gain mid level of proficiency in some of the front end areas to be a more well rounded leader.
While there is a lot of stuff I do not really want to learn, having the skills to create live mockups and make tweaks on my own will save a ton of time as well as give me more control of the final look/feel/function of the product.
Perhaps your team can introduce you to the basic architecture and syntax of the web framework they've chosen, as well as the everyday version control and deployment steps.