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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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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