Category: Leadership Skills
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Welcome to CTO Academy Membership and Feel the Value
This week we launched our new Membership Package which like any and every launch, came packaged with a mixture of expectation and anxiety … Was it going to work?Did flow make sense?Will it add value to the customer experience? Well … so far, so good as we’ve already seen 100+ global tech leaders sign up…
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CTO KPIs with Templates and Tracking Procedures – Explained by a Seasoned Chief Technology Officer
In this post, Jason Noble, Academy’s Chief Technology Officer, explains the design of highly relevant CTO KPIs and shows you how to a) track them and, more importantly, b) use them to improve performance. Now, the odds are that you’re either a CTO in a start-up or fast-growing company or soon to become one. That…
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Practical Solutions to Common Challenges of a Remote CTO Position
In this article, we are a) examining the most critical challenges of the Remote CTO role and, more importantly, b) providing practical solutions.
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The Path to Becoming an Exceptional IT Director: A Comprehensive Guide for Aspiring Technology Leaders
This extensive guide provides aspiring technology leaders, such as software engineers, with valuable insights into the responsibilities, skills, experience and knowledge necessary to embark on a successful journey towards an IT Director role.
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Tech Leadership in so Many Words…#17 Perfection
“Perfect is the enemy of good” – Voltaire I am not and never have been a perfectionist, something of a mixed blessing in the past. Some start-up projects went out too soon, were half-baked from the start and met with the underwhelming results they deserved. Whilst other projects went out too soon, but hit the…
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What Makes a Good CTO: Essential Qualities for Technology Leaders
In this blog post, you will learn what makes a good CTO from the perspective of experienced and successful technology leaders and their CEOs.
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What is the Future of Leadership in the Technology Sector?
Unprecedented advances and transformative trends are reshaping leadership in technology sector. As the rapid pace of technological innovation continues, the tech industry faces unique challenges and opportunities. The intersection of artificial intelligence, automation and data-driven insights demands visionaries who can effectively navigate this complex landscape.
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Tech Leadership, In So Many Words … #8 Vulnerability
Vulnerability builds trust and elevates performance. It sits alongside empathy and authenticity as a triumvirate of the soft skills that help leaders to earn the trust and buy-in of those they lead. Research shows that leaders gain much by showing just a little vulnerability and as Brene Brown explains “being vulnerable in the workplace means…
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Tech Leadership, In So Many Words … #6 Ideas
The leader’s job isn’t to have all the ideas. It’s to make sure all the ideas are heard and that the best one wins.
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Deep Listening and Adopting a Zulu Principle
To be an effective leader you need to acquire the skill of deep listening. Here is a Zulu principle that might help.