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Diary of an Accidental CTO: Identify Your Daily Radar

“Identify your daily radar” Another diary instalment from our great friend Mostafa Khattab, based in Dubai and experiencing at first hand the challenges faced by someone dropped into a CTO role ahead of their planned schedule aka The Accidental CTO. For those interested in starting from the beginning, you can find at the footer of […]

Learning To Learn From Failure … as an Experienced CTO

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure without any loss of enthusiasm” - Winston Churchill

Negotiation : The Importance of Character and Consistency

Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher who in 1831 wrote ‘The Art of Being Right’ and was then accused by public opinion of creating a guide of manipulative tricks.  How could a philosopher, a man dedicated by default to finding and honoring the one objective truth redact a book that trains the reader into twisting […]

What Has 2020 Taught Us About Building Resilience In Teams?

2020: I don’t think anyone will say that was quite the year they expected during December 2019. I live in New Zealand so I specifically remember sitting outside on my lawn with the family, in the sun, talking about all we’d achieve over the course of a year.

Positive Psychology VS Toxic Positivity

People have always been wondering what happiness is. Is it fulfilling your dreams and goals? Is it being free to decide for yourself? Is it the constant emotion of cheerfulness and perkiness? According to the Oxford dictionary, happiness is: a) The state of feeling or showing pleasure b) The state of being satisfied that something […]

11 Steps To Make 1-2-1’s More Effective

‘We have two ears and one mouth,so that we can listen twice as much as we speak’ – Epictetus One consistent question that emerges during our coaching sessions with tech leaders from around the world, “How can I be more effective when conducting 1:1´s with my team?” Elizabeth Grace Saunders, author of How to Invest Your […]

Movember, Men’s Health & Man Management

As another Movember draws to a close, what steps are you taking to ensure your team have the mental health support they need?

10 Black Friday (& Cyber Monday) Tips For The CTO

If you are involved in online retail whether B2C or B2B then there are certain times of the year when your systems are pushed to their limit. A few years ago, I was involved in an e-commerce outfit that had about 10k live SKUs and the main times in the year for promotion where Black […]

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