The Tech Exec Podcast with Aviv Ben-Yosef

Managing up is the big kids game, where you get to have sway that will allow you to gain leverage and have a more impactful organization. How do you position yourself to get there? Replay of my Creating Leverage webinar from last week Managing Politics episode Sign up for The Change Catalyst newsletter If you have any questions, reach me at aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Tech people turned leaders too often shy away from politics in a way that harms their team. Let's fix that. Premature Optimization episode Failing Spectacularly episode Subscribe to my Change Catalyst newsletter For any questions, feel free to contact me directly: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Failure is a necessity if you are trying to do anything novel. Learn how to cultivate a culture where placing bets is safe and a learning opportunity. Free webinar: Creating Leverage: Leadership Operating System for Growth in Crisis and Instilling Lasting Productivity Through Focus Sign up here: https://bit.ly/aviv-leverage-webinar You will get a link to a recording of the webinar. Subscribe to my...

Tough conversations are a vehicle to drive progress in your organization. Without exercising your candor muscle, you'll cultivate a culture of stagnation and low standards. This episode covers how to do these well. This podcast was selected on top ten lists for CTOs: https://blog.feedspot.com/cto_podcasts/ https://leocode.com/development/our-favorite-11-podcasts-for-ctos/ Subscribe to my newslette...

As more and more companies are moving to work from home, here are a few tips to get the process started and become productive faster. If you have any specific questions, feel free to contact me: aviv@avivbenyosef.com Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for tech execs: https://avivbenyosef.com/newsletter/

Debugging code is a no brainer when compared to debugging processes that span over dozens of engineers, and pinpointing where exactly the bottlenecks are. In this episode, I cover how you can add "debug prints" and step through phases of your organization's processes in order to spot issues and address them effectively. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://avivbenyosef.com/newsletter/ For any quest...

Join me for a quick thought experiment–can you suddenly free up hundreds of hours and heaps of allocated budget and get more impact? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://avivbenyosef.com/newsletter/ For any questions or remarks, send me an email: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Should you, as the person in charge of R&D, default to saying "yes" or "no?" How much should you pushback on ideas? This episode covers that and more. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://avivbenyosef.com/newsletter For comments, send me an email: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Research shows that people can learn to become helpless and pessimistic, just as they can learn to become optimistic. Those who are inculcated with helplessness then get into a vicious, negative cycle. These things are even shown to work across groups and teams. There are common patterns in startups that cause these. In this episode, we learn how to notice these, how to stop it, and what you shoul...

As your team grows, its operating system needs to update to accommodate for the change in hardware. The speed with which the upgrades are done is your  speed of change . In this episode, I list out the three components to start seeing improvements in your Speed of Change immediately. If you have any comments, feel free to send me an email: aviv@avivbenyosef.com Subscribe to my newsletter to get ex...

First times are inflection points, or can be used as such. How many first times are there in your organization every week? Are you making good use of them? For questions, reach out: aviv@avivbenyosef.com Sign up for my weekly newsletter with exclusive insights for tech executives: https://avivbenyosef.com/newsletter/

In an environment with so many different people, from diverse backgrounds and cultures, you can't hear only one side of the story. Gather the evidence! Get exclusive insights on my weekly newsletter here

A few quick assessments to see whether you're growing fast enough along with your team, and how to decide what you should change. The Executive Mindset Subscribe to my newsletter , weekly exclusive insights for tech execs My email for questions: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

In the current state of the industry, small startups might feel a feudal society. You have to give lordships (titles) and lands (teams) to each person that's been there for a couple of months for them to feel like they're progressing. Stop it.

A big chunk of running a tight engineering organization consists of keeping a handle of your feedback loops and tightening them as needed. For exclusive weekly insights, subscribe: https://avivbenyosef.com/newsletter/ Feel free to contact me: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Was being a tech exec in 2010 that different than it is today? What are the core themes behind the changes in the day-to-day?

Following up on my latest article exploding on Hacker News, this week we dig into the mechanics of providing negative feedback. Reminder to join the newsletter ! Feedback Timeliness Question of the week:  Give me your best feedback stories! Send answers for the question, and whatever comments/questions you have: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

How adding some slack time to your organization can make things drastically better, and the approaches you can take to start trying it out. My email is aviv@avivbenyosef.com - send me your answers to the question of the week! And as always, if you're finding this valuable, subscribe to the newsletter for more content and share!

How your typical week should look. Previous episode about making time Plan for about 35 hours a week 1:1s - 3 hours 1:1s with skips - 1-2 hours Thinking time - 5 hours Hiring - 3 hours Syncs - 8 hours Shaping - 6-7 hours Question of the week: What’s one thing you’ve done weekly that you find helps with getting more done?  Send me a 5-word email with your answer: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

We spend so much effort into hiring, only to fumble it in ridiculous ways sometimes. Here are a few common pitfalls I regularly see with consulting clients so you can learn to avoid them. Don't forget to signup for the newsletter here . And as always, remarks and questions are welcomed at aviv@avivbenyosef.com

What do you, as a leader, should do to be able to get more done across the organization, and how does that empower everyone else? As usual, feel free to drop me an email at aviv@avivbenyosef.com Get my exclusive insights newsletter at https://avivbenyosef.com/newsletter/

Product Mastery is a key tenant of highly productive organizations. Why are you lacking in it, and how can you establish it in your existing culture?

This episode discusses a starter technique to drive change within your organization, and quickly gain momentum. For further resources on the subject, I recommend the book Switch . To get exclusive insights weekly, join my newsletter . As always, feel free to send questions and comments directly to my inbox: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Long term thinking is also a mindset you should provide your team. A culture of patience and endurance is key. I'd love to hear your thoughts: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Talking about common issues in organizations, and how to treat them. Stop doing faux-Agile.  For comments: aviv@avivbenyosef.com