Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

That's often the case with founder-led companies in which the founder wants a team in which no one can emerge as a rival. In this era of collaborative leadership and emphasis on the whole team, it seems old-fashioned to talk of numbers one and two, except for Presidential elections. Except for one thing.

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CTO Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Software 19

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2012

It's so bad that he tried having his Executive Assistant pull all of the internet cables on his computer. Indeed, I just received an email from an executive about a member of his team who has a particular tendency to want to do everything. Interestingly, this team member is the most productive member on his team.

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Fractional CTO CTO Underperforming Technical Team Handbook 22

Taivara

AUGUST 23, 2018

If you have an immediate problem to solve, we’ve found that bringing a cross-functional team together to tackle the problem head-on yields positive results fast. Overall data quality and reliability becomes poor. Implementation of any of these technologies takes patience, commitment, flexibility and collaboration.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Software Review Data Underperforming Technical Team 31

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

In particular, large companies want to partner with small firms that have developed advanced, game-changing technologies. The bad news? For the hands-on managers, nearly 80% of CEOs took the most active role; in contrast, hands-off companies relied much more on their R&D head or chief technology officer.

Open Innovation 12

Open Innovation Technical Review CTO Underperforming Technical Team 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

As Sutton explains in his book Good Boss, Bad Boss , research shows that two things reliably happen when you become a manager: “People start flattering you, and they stop delivering bad news to you.” Set yourself apart by being willing to share concerns and deliver bad news. Ankit became CTO.

Software Review 15

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Case Study CTO 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Beyond shipping new features on a regular cadence and keeping the peace between engineering and the design team, the best PMs create products with strong user adoption that have exponential revenue growth and perhaps even disrupt an industry. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role? Core Competencies.

Management 8

Management Underperforming Technical Team CTO Course 8

BrainZooming

JANUARY 26, 2017

There are a number of team development and leadership skills mentioned that fit themes we talk about here. Asking great questions is an important aspect of discovering and selecting the right talent for your team. A leader should create strategy with a team. They found these items particularly relevant for the year ahead.

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Leadership Underperforming Technical Team CTO Innovation 40

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

So we developed a simple process to help people clarify their intentions and their positioning. You and Your Team Series. Bad Writing Is Destroying Your Company’s Productivity. For example, if you want clients for your CTO coaching business, then chief technology officers (and the people who know them) are your audience.

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Fractional CTO CTO Underperforming Technical Team Examples 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If you have very weak planning patterns in your brain, you will literally feel pain when you begin to plan. But as you develop the habit of planning, the pain associated with it usually decreases. But as you develop the habit of planning, the pain associated with it usually decreases.

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Underperforming Technical Team CTO Project Exercises 15