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The Tech Executive Operating System
A special celebratory episode: The Tech Executive Operating System is coming out this week!
Knee-Jerk Reactions
What did you just say?
Slam Dunks
Too many slam dunks are not always a good thing.
Why Didn't the Dogs Bark?
Sometimes, the root cause just isn't enough…
Investing in Yourself
Are you investing in your most important asset?
Holding Your Breath
What have you been waiting for?
Taking the Lead
You have to take the lead to be a leader.
Letting Go
For effective self-growth, you have to make sure that you know how to let go.
Advantageous Constraints
Sometimes, all you to break out of the box is a better definition of that box.
Reluctant Delegation
"How are you doing?" "Busy busy busy" — If that's your default response, this episode is for you.
Coders Without Borders
You want to amass technical assets rather than be consumed with handling your tech debt.
Bursting Leadership Bubbles
Are your views and ideas constantly challenged, or are you surrounded by people who cannot help but think the same or are afraid of speaking up? Burst out of your bubble.
Serendipity Lubrication
What can you do to increase the chances of serendipity happening and increase your executive leverage?
Filling the Void
What voids are being formed around you, why your team is sometimes like sponges, why your management team is on the catwalk, and what's the law of culture accumulation?
Infatuation with Ingenuity
Are you being clever just because you feel like it?
The Overpowering R&D Organization
Sometimes, we have more power than we realize, and we abuse it.
Learning in the Open
What can a group of strangers who speak different languages teach us about collaboratively accelerating learning?
Organizational Smells
How can you quickly spot issues in your organization? Organizational smells are like coding smells for executives.
Senior Engineers
Seniority's not merely about technical proficiency.
Drawing the Line
Sometimes, you have to draw a line. Other times, you should move on. Which is which?
Self Fulfilling Prophecies
Sometimes, merely preparing for the worst is actually setting your team up for it.
Level of Coaching
Are you practicing coaching at the right levels of your organization?
Against Executive Quarantine
Are you too going into executive lockdown? Stop it!
Hackathons are a Hack
Are you content with your once a quarter hackathon that you post on social media? You shouldn't be.
Committing to Committing
You may have promised something, but did you promise to follow-through?
The Goldilocks Gravity
Are you too gravitating towards a Goldilocks kind of thinking?
Personal Definition of Done
What will you achieve?
Business to Engineering Connection
Why would your engineers care about the business impact if it's never relayed to them?
Speaking Up
With great responsibility should come great power. Use it.