The Tech Exec Podcast with Aviv Ben-Yosef

Are you a one trick pony manager that can only floor the gas pedal whenever you need things done? Is blitzing your only way forward? Stop it. For remarks and questions reach out: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

How to handle the promotion of a newly minted manager to their first management position. Why hiring across is preferred, and how to prepare for the transition to achieve the best execution. If you have any remarks or question, contact me at aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Too often leaders become servants of their calendars. The master dings with a new notification and off they go from one room to the next. We must not enrage the schedule. You end up with no actual time to lead and think. This is a quick tactic I do with clients to free up more time, and make their calendars shift a bit more towards a maker schedule, even though it cannot completely be so.

Candor is crucial in leadership, no matter how uncomfortable it makes you. Striving for efficacy, not just being liked, will mean that you have to tell people the hard truth sometimes. Where are you likely missing it? If you have any thoughts/remarks, reach out: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

One of the three tenants of a well-balanced R&D organization, here's our first dive into Autonomy, how to measure it at your organization and how to start working on it. For more information, check my previews articles about autonomy at https://avivbenyosef.com/blog For remarks, reach out: aviv@avivbenyosef.com

Management by walking around is one of the easiest ways to keep your finger on the pulse and not become disconnected. For any feedback or questions, reach out aviv@avivbenyosef.com Read more https://avivbenyosef.com/newsletter/

You've obviously heard, and likely talked, too much about tech debt. Let's try and do things differently. Running a successful R&D operation means that you shouldn't only consider your organization as a cost center. Instead, you should be providing constant innovation to the business. This is what it means.

It's crucial to get to know an organization if you intend to help it. This is, of course, important for me as a consultant, but I am surprised whenever I see a new VP/CTO/Director in an organization that didn't make sure to do a similar background check before taking on the work. This list of quick hacks can uncover a lot of issues quickly, so listen along and think what these mean about your own...

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