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Meet The Team : Dave Jones

Dave brings extensive experience in CTO/CIO roles to the CTO Academy coaching team which includes leading Engineering departments of over 150 staff through periods of extensive growth and change. He’s also been responsible for SaaS products operating at massive scale and led the delivery of multiple platform re-architecture projects and major technology integrations. Here he […]

Webinar: The Future of Work & Tech Leadership

This Weds (11th November 2020) we launch the first of what we hope will be a series of live webinar interviews looking at Next Generation Enterprise and more specifically, what will the future of work look like for technology leaders around the world. Next Generation Enterprise As tech leaders and managers we are accustomed to […]

Think Twice, Before Re-Inventing The Tech Wheel

Here is a scenario familiar to many us, from engineer to CTO. A shiny new and exciting concept has emerged. Might be a new idea for your startup, an internal application for your company or a new customer offer. What’s the first thought that whizzes across your mind … well, it used to whizz across […]

Diary of an Accidental CTO: Leadership Mistakes

Mostafa Khattab is CTO at Wakecap Technologies in Dubai. He is sharing with us some of his journey of what we describe as “An Accidental CTO” … aka someone who arrived in the CTO role ahead of schedule and has been grappling with various new challenges and a very steep learning curve. You can catch up with […]

Nurture Your Future Leaders, Ahead Of Schedule

Identifying and nurturing the future leaders in your organisation should be close to the top of your strategic “to do” list as a successful technology leader.

How to build trust with an inherited team

Moving into a new company or new role with an established team can be a challenge. Amplify that challenge if you're taking over from a popular predecessor.

What is a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a Company?

In a general sense, a chief technology officer is a technical leadership role involving many variables: business goals, corporate strategy, team management, technical vision, enterprise systems, and related tasks. But what is a CTO in a nutshell? What is the key responsibility? Without a doubt, a primary responsibility is delivering a technical strategy that is […]

Confidence in Leadership : What is it good for?

Confidence is a complex leadership issue. How do you build it in yourself and your team? How do you spot the competent from the BS?

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