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TradeMe’s bold new plan to boost number of women in technical leadership roles

CIO

New Zealand online marketplace TradeMe, has unveiled an ambitious plan to double the number of women in technical leadership roles, to address the persistent gender imbalance in the tech industry, where women remain underrepresented, especially in senior positions. We’ve standardised our hiring processes.

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Top 15 Tech Leadership Books

Dzone - DevOps

The transition to tech leadership is a huge challenge. Technical leadership is different. Leading a technical team demands more than just management skills, but also technical prowess, and the ability to navigate the tech world.

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Tech Leadership books

Apiumhub

The transition to tech leadership is a huge challenge. Technical leadership is different. Leading a technical team demands more than just management skills, but also technical prowess, and the ability to navigate the tech world. Mantle, Ron Lichty Mantle.

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

SoCal CTO

These are often the same things that cause a founder to reach out to me about helping their CTO, VP Engineering, tech team, off-shore development, etc. CTO Knowledge and Skill I personally believe that the best CTOs will have a technical/developer background. Establishing technical direction can be really hard these days.

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The Top Tech Conferences You Don’t Want to Miss in 2019

UruIT

Find out 8 insightful conferences for CTOs that you should attend in 2019. As a CTO of UruIT, a nearshore development agency , I’ve seen first-hand how being a lifelong learner can lead to exciting opportunities for me and for my company. If you’re a CTO, I highly recommend attending a conference for all of the above reasons.

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Tips for building the organization’s technology platform

CEO Tech Tips

Hire technical leadership on fractional or fulltime basis with experience in platform development both with internal and external resources. Proper processes and contracts should be in place to manage time, cost, and quality. Hire trusted vendors with proven record for long term partnership.

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Tips for building the AI/ML strategy for an organization in a cost effective way

CEO Tech Tips

Hire technical leadership either full time or fractional basis who has a track record in delivering AI/ML initiatives. Leverage AI/ML services from vendors like Azure and Google (build vs. buy approach).