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7 Focus Areas for New CTOs

15 November 2024

7 Focus Areas for New CTOs

Our CTO, Jason Noble, will guide you through seven key areas in your first 90 days as a newly appointed Chief Technology Officer. As a tech leader who’s been in that shoes several times, he outlines a straightforward strategy.

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Shadow a CTO as she walks you through her first year in a new role. This is, effectively, a recap of four shadowing sessions Emily Castles had with us over the last year or so where she describes the challenges, offers solutions and talks about goals.

And yesterday, we hosted our latest London Networking Meetup for senior technology leaders so don’t forget to scroll down and check the gallery.

Watch out for news of a high-profile new sponsor to support our expanded global events schedule for 2025 - coming to a town near you!

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