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Coaching IT pros for leadership roles

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I spoke to IT executives and leadership coaches for tips on how to develop the leaders on your team. Start coaching You can teach someone to code, manage money, and complete the tasks of being a manager. But the transition from teacher to coach can be challenging. “I I switched from teaching to coaching,” he says. “I

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

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Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” ” or “Are you developing for desktop, tablet, mobile, or all three?” The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. Nothing clicked until she spoke to Trainline, the international digital rail and coach technology platform, headquartered in London.

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Former Gemini CTO launches Fierce, a high-yield finance super app

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It’s developing a finance super app that is bringing together what founder and CEO Robert Cornish calls “the best of fintech for the customer.” There is also stock trading where users can purchase fractional shares and ETFs. Now meet Fierce , a new company out to change that. Fierce also has a nice chunk of capital to get it growing.

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7 IT leadership hacks that deliver results

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We sought technology leaders who could advise on succeeding fast, along with creating a strong organization, developing team leaders, leveraging the support of peers, and specifically how to streamline day-to-day management of a technology group. This means understanding their strengths as well as their weaknesses.

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#765 Why CTOs Feel Isolated and What To Do About It with Scott Smeester, Founder of CIO Mastermind

Modern CTO

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! For booking inquiries, email booking@proseriesmedia.com About Scott Smeester Scott Smeester has over 25-years of experience in web-based application development, earned a degree in civil engineering, and has invested two decades in building companies. Let us know here.

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Using complementary intelligence types to build stellar startup teams

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Alan Clayton Contributor Share on Twitter Alan Clayton is a global roaming mentor at SOSV, executive coach, and a licensed consultant with the Herrmann Institute since 1997. With HBDI, we have an actual tool to identify and develop it, which scores attitudes from 0-150 for each quadrant.

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