Category: Technology Management
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Good Diet, Great Leadership
Friday afternoon and we conducted a less than rigorous survey amongst the CTO Academy tribe in an effort to decipher the mysterious relationship between healthy eating habits and great leadership, loosely titled, “Wot’s your work diet?’ Before you quasi-academics dig deep into our findings, some advance caveats; It was a very small sample size that…
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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…
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Diversity = Profitability = Sorting Your Recruitment Strategy
Despite some progress, lack of diversity in tech recruitment remains an issue. Here in the UK, the number of women working in technology is significantly lower than most other work sectors, with just 17% of those working in technology being female. Story in the US appears to be better but the overall tech industry remains…
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Managing a Team (and their external pressures)
Managing a team is not only about managing people, but understanding that some reactions in work, are all to do with pressures away from work. This article looks at our experience of some unusual external factors and why it’s important to manage with empathy
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8 Steps to be effective in Board Meetings
Board meetings can be an intimidating environment even for those of us familiar with the arena. Who does what? Who are the key players? How can you increase your impact? But they also provide the CTO with a very visible opportunity to circulate updates, ideas and generate feedback from the key managers within your organisation.…