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From Senior Developer to Senior Tech Leader

Many of us have travelled the journey from junior developer to senior developer to tech leader. We know and understand where you’re coming from and where you want to go. It’s why we launched CTO Academy

The Established CTO

You might think the established CTO wouldn't need any support but the truth is that operating at a very senior level making key and business critical decisions on a regular basis can be extremely challenging and isolating.
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Managing the career transition from techie to team lead

The CTO Academy community is not only growing and facilitating the career transition of thousands of tech leaders within the UK, it’s also gone global with customers and contributors from every corner of the world – Guatemala to Sydney, Bangalore to Sao Paulo. But despite a myriad of different countries, companies, roles and responsibilities there […]
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The CTO CIO Difference: An in-depth look

Since launching CTO Academy, we’ve received the occasional enquiry from a CIO saying, “hey, what about us …. we want equal rights”or, words to that effect. So we thought it a useful moment,  particularly as we have a growing number of CIO subscribers, to look into some of the differences between the CTO and CIO roles.

DevOps and Road To Tech Leadership

Whilst DevOps is a relatively new role it’s one that allows visibility across the whole operation, making it an excellent route towards achieving senior tech positions.
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The Simple Guide To Saying No

“When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself” – Paolo Coelho Why, despite a mountain of work and deadlines, despite knowing you have to leave at 6pm to watch the Avengers movie with your pals and despite dropping very large hints like “I’m under quite a bit of […]

The Chief Information Officer – What’s the difference?

The modern and effective CIO needs to build a broad range of management and softer skills that go way beyond traditional expectations of the role.

Toxic Jobs, Time To Say Go

Toxic cultures are tough to change. Focus your energy instead on what really matters to you, then plan your escape.

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