Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

” What ways can aspiring leaders prepare and futureproof their career? The fourth mistake that I want to caution business leaders about is the instinct to delegate automation knowledge and technology fluency to IT or a CTO role. Companies that fail to adapt to change typically fade into obsolescence.”

Blanchard 101

Blanchard Education CTO Technology 101

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

When I launched my first company in 2008 (CarZen, acquired by Liberty Mutual), one of my first hires was a CTO. I made him the CTO’s protégé, and had the CTO spend time teaching and evaluating him. I made him the CTO’s protégé, and had the CTO spend time teaching and evaluating him.

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CTO Goal How To Learning-by-Doing 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Keeping in mind that these senior executives had similar education, training, and experiences, what could they do to “move the needle” in differing themselves from competitors who had almost the same diverse group of team members? Dan Evans & Jim Hotaling meet with N2Growth’s development team in Delhi.

Globalization 276

Globalization Leadership Conference Diversity 276

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

He calls it “gypsy chefs,” a team that roams. What are the obstacles standing in the way of your team? To help disaster victims realize their own recovery, Field Ready teams begin by listening. Dara Dotz is removing obstacles to rapid recovery in humanitarian disasters with her NGO, Field Ready.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain NGO CTO Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. ” Puri adds, “The local teams need to be empowered more to make their own decisions. In fact, costs go up initially. Pay the true cost and invest.”

Offshoring 8

Offshoring CTO Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

. “The higher you go in an organization, the more you’re expected to make decisions on which you might not have direct experience or expertise,” says Roger Schwarz, an organizational psychologist and the author of Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams. “It’s a beginning of the shift in your career.”

Management 8

Management How To CTO Mentor 8

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. Core Competencies. Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO at HubSpot and an immigrant to the United States, writes about many of the changes he made on an ongoing basis in order to fit in, from getting rid of his accent, to changing his appearance, and even temporarily changing his name to David. Clearly explain your priorities to your recruiting team.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term Diversity CTO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

They want to seize on the promise of AI, machine learning, and people analytics to improve business results and enhance their career prospects. Knowing how to use lean, self-managing team methodologies is a prerequisite. But their priorities can conflict with other parts of the business. Often they were also the wrong demands.

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Technology Talent Management Process Management 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

However, this startup cultural utopia invariably hits a rough patch for about 70% of startups in years three to four, regardless of how happy the team was before. For example, if a CRO or CTO leaves a young company, it can cripple the organization. We call this the “cultural chasm.”

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Morale Attrition Early Adopters Benchmarking 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

It''s never foolish to begin preparing for a transition no matter how many years away it is or where you are in your career," says Muriel Maignan Wilkins, coauthor of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. Career planning Leadership Managing yourself' What the Experts Say. "It''s

CTO 10

CTO Case Study Career Project 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

This might have backfired with an executive team that wasn’t as competent and as open to discussion, or if Sanofi had gone about it in a different way — in either case, they could have reacted as if she were going behind their backs.

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Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 11