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The tech executive operating system : creating an R & D organization that moves the needle /

Leaders of tech organizations have to regularly adapt their strategies in an ever-changing market. Creating a culture that understands and supports both the technical and the nontechnical is a refined skill that can be difficult to master even for a leader with years of experience. The Tech Executiv...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ben-Yosef, Aviv
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: What Does the Company Need You For?
  • What Is a Tech Executive, Anyway?
  • The Effective Tech Executive
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Great
  • The Momentum Detractors
  • The Glorified Managers
  • Those Who Get It
  • Tech Executives: A Balanced Scale
  • The LEAP Responsibilities
  • Leadership
  • Evangelism: Outward-Facing Tech Delivery
  • Architecture: Tech Guidance and Innovation
  • People: Managing Execution
  • What Would You Say You Do Here?
  • Considering Your Role
  • Axioms of Effective Leadership
  • Executive Leadership Is Long Term
  • Technology as Innovative Asset
  • Coders Without Borders
  • Great Teams Are Made of Layers of Force Multipliers
  • Naming Things Is Hard
  • Your Personal Upgrade
  • Chapter 2: Executive Product Mastery
  • Product Mastery at the Executive Level
  • How Will You Be Measured?
  • A Successful Project
  • The CEO Meeting
  • Grokking the Business
  • The Company's Gestalt
  • Values, Vision, Mission
  • Business Model and Health
  • History
  • Why, Who, and How?
  • The Problem
  • The Customers
  • The Market
  • Users vs. Buyers
  • The Solution
  • Product Walk-Through
  • Competition
  • Current Approach
  • Research Your Pipeline
  • Shadowing Customer Success
  • Quick Self-Assessment
  • Maintaining Your Product Mastery
  • Your Personal Upgrade
  • Chapter 3: First 100 Days
  • What's Special About the First 100 Days?
  • Setting Expectations
  • The Window of Malleability
  • Your Goals
  • You, Juggler
  • Initial Overwhelm
  • Don't Rush into Things
  • Triage
  • Write It Down
  • Decide on Next Steps
  • Follow Up
  • Putting Fires Out
  • Making Changes
  • Get to the Root Cause
  • Socratic Questioning
  • Collecting Evidence
  • Changes as Tests
  • Pulling Up Your Sleeves
  • Building Rapport
  • One-on-Ones with Your Directs
  • One-on-Ones with Peers
  • Shadow Meetings
  • Learn the Projects
  • The Rest of Your Organization
  • Fog of War
  • Hiring and Firing Decisions
  • Are Projects on Track?
  • Team's Health
  • Velocity
  • Architectural Soundness
  • Quality Issues
  • Maturity of Processes
  • Regulation and Compliance
  • Hiring and Turnover
  • Reputation
  • Innovation
  • Forming a Plan
  • Your Personal Upgrade
  • Chapter 4: Moving Upstream
  • With Great Responsibility Comes Great Power
  • Your Location down the Decision Stream
  • Manifestations of Leadership
  • Forming Strategy
  • Compiling Roadmaps
  • Cultivating Culture
  • Short-Circuiting Silo Thinking
  • Leading Risk Management
  • Motivating
  • Claiming Your Seat Around the Table
  • Own It and Say So
  • Get to the Meetings
  • Speak Up
  • Speak Business
  • Get Allies
  • Don't Accept Tasks
  • Get a Coach
  • Your Personal Upgrade
  • Chapter 5: Your Executive Toolset
  • Tailoring Your Approach
  • Executive Mindset
  • Don't Shy Away
  • Letting Go
  • Take the Lead
  • Tactics
  • Controlling Your Time
  • Time to Lead
  • Leadership Blocks
  • The Calendar Reset
  • Getting Assistance
  • A Typical Week