Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

And, sadly, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) reports that 60 percent of small companies are unable to sustain their business more than six months following a cyberattack. Leaders of small and medium size businesses (SMBs) often think their size lets them operate under the radar, as less attractive targets to bad guys.

Bottom-up 100

Bottom-up Software Policies CIO 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

You’re not cut out for engineering. Nearly every manager who has reported to me has questioned the wisdom of spending time building talent when there are immediate business goals. When I launched my first company in 2008 (CarZen, acquired by Liberty Mutual), one of my first hires was a CTO. Sales isn’t what you do.

CTO 8

CTO Goal How To Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2015

This is not a CTO role or a role that reports to the CEO. You produce growth engines with calculated bets, not “wild-ass gambles.” Report your progress directly to the Executive Chairman of the board of directors. You do not work for the CEO, or alongside the CTO, CIO, and CFO.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur CTO Business Model CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Collective Genius shows how Bill Coughran, Google’s then senior vice president of engineering, created an environment where engineers could figure out on their own how to best address the company’s massive storage challenges in 2006.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Collective Genius shows how Bill Coughran, Google’s then senior vice president of engineering, created an environment where engineers could figure out on their own how to best address the company’s massive storage challenges in 2006.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

But as she began to consider her future at the company, she realized that all of the people above her were white, male engineers or accountants. To get buy-in for any new idea, whether your customer is your manager, your direct reports, your teenage son, the CEO, de-risking is essential.

Innovation 11

Innovation Decisionmaking Christensen CTO 11