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Crisis Leadership : Keep Calm, But Don’t Carry On As Normal

by Andrew Weaver | Crisis Leadership, CTO Academy, CTO skills, Leading in a crisis, Managing in Crisis, Tech leaders, tech leadership

‘As a tech leader you’re probably being tested now in ways you thought unlikely and almost unthinkable just a few weeks ago. This is a crisis like no other. It is impacting on us in a way that will only truly unravel during the weeks, months and years to come....

Operational Planning vs Strategic Planning: Who does what?

by Apira | CIO skills, cto job description, CTO responsibilities, CTO skills, leadership, managing developers, tech leadership

A common question we encounter here at CTO Academy … ‘What are the duties and responsibilities of a tech leader or manager?’ With many companies, particularly some of the early stage companies we work with, roles and responsibilities can become quite blurred...

Truth, Lies & No Room For Compromise

by Apira | Business Psychology, CEO Training, CTO responsibilities, Management, personal development

We live in a post truth era. The Washington Post claims that President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in the first 3 years of his presidency that’s 44 per day, every day for 3 years. Whether fan or not, got to admire his consistency if not his impact on...

5 Management Challenges For New Tech Leaders & Where Mentoring Helps

by Apira | CTO Mentor, CTO skills, CTO Training, management training, Mentoring, Start ups

“as a new CTO I struggled with the jump from dev to management, especially at a time of growth and change at my company. It wasn’t always clear what that change needed to look like” These comments from one of our mentees is not untypical of the challenges faced,...

Managing The CEO:CTO Dynamic

by Apira | CTO, CTO responsibilities, CTO skills, CTO Training, team dynamics, tech leadership

Inspiration for this article arrived via feedback from one of our mentees, who is grappling with what can best be described as a ‘volcanic CEO’. Most Sunday nights she receives an email from the CEO delivering a barrage of expletive led criticisms of his senior...

Confidence and CTO Leadership

by Andrew Weaver | CTO, CTO Mentor, CTO responsibilities, CTO skills, CTO Training, How to become a CTO, Imposter Syndrome, leadership training, management training, mental health, personal development

Confidence is a complex leadership issue. How do you build it in yourself and your tea,? How do you spot when it’s a smokescreen for incompetence in others? This article explores the relationship and differences between confidence and competence.

No-one ever told me …. It’s lonely at the top

by Jason | Business Psychology, CTO jobs, CTO Mentor, CTO responsibilities, CTO skills, CTO Training, How to become a CTO, Imposter Syndrome, leadership training, Management, management training

Do you think leadership training prepares you for everything the role demands? What is your perception of a business leader and entrepreneur? Confident. Knowledgeable. Charismatic. Good orator. Natural Leaders. Ready Made. Few may be expert at all, but they probably...

How to build trust with an inherited team

by Andrew Weaver | Business Psychology, CTO responsibilities, CTO Training, leadership training, management training, managing developers, team dynamics, team lead, tech leadership, tech team

Moving into a new company, is always a challenge. Moreover, entering into a tech leadership role where you’re replacing a successful and popular predecessor, is a whole new level. The ways that can either help you build trust or potentially lead you to tech leadership...

The various types of funding for startups

by Andrew Weaver | CTO jobs, CTO responsibilities, CTO skills, Start ups

Working in an early stage, fast moving start up is often a roller coaster experience. More importantly if you are at the forefront and the issue of funding for startups takes . Rarely dull, sometimes chaotic, often fun but always a steep learning curve. You will have...

Think Twice, Before Re-Inventing The Tech Wheel

by Andrew Weaver | Management, management training, managing developers, Mentoring

Here’s a scenario familiar to many of us developers and tech leaders alike. A shiny new project 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?...

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