Patterns that I use in my leadership journey. Great for CTO's at most seniority levels, the deck was presented with a companion talk that I give to senior technical leaders & CTO's.

1. CTOPatterns
CTO Club, June 24 2022
stufftheynevertaught

2. “The answers are in computer science
& engineering.”
— me

3. Actors & Concerns

4. Peoplefirst,always❤️
PeoplePatterns

5. People
WeightedTrees
visualizeorgchart,careerplanning,
succession🚀

6. People - Call To Arms
SeparationofConcerns
MeasurableKPI'sforeachsub-tree📐

7. People - Tell Them
WriteContracts
Setexpectations,defineoutcomes✍️

8. People - Overshare & Over-communicate
Repeater
Loopthegoodstuff!Acknowledge
thebadstuff ✅

9. People - Mindful Push
MindfulOverclock
Control &Chaoscycles,don't
burnout.🔥

10. People - Trust But Verify
Defragment
Trust&Accountability.Createthe
rightincentives.🏆

11. People - Be Kind
Thesearenotyour
bots…

12. Notafire-station🚒
OperationalExcellence

13. OpEx - Measure what matters
ps
measure,calibrate,improve.📏

14. OpEx - Consistency & Repeatability
Playbooks
coachbehaviours,runsetpieces⚽

15. OpEx - Don't get cute
K.I.S.S
nospecializations,predictable,
obvious

16. OpEx - Eisenhower Matrix
!Atlas
delegate,refuse,later-what'syourROI
ontimeinvested⏱️

17. OpEx - ROI, consistently
RewardFunction
consistentROI

18. Leaveitcleaner,thanyou
foundit 🌟
TechnicalExcellence

19. TechEx - Adapt relentlessly
OODA
Observe,Orient,Decide,Act

20. TechEx - Improve Incrementally
ForwardDebt
setend-state,iterateforward

21. TechEx - Trust But Verify
CommitOften
demandartefacts,regularly

22. TechEx - Cheat liberally
ShortCircuitEvaluation
buy,learn,build.gettherefaster!

23. Knowwhereyou'retaking
them📍
StrategicExcellence

24. StratEx - Identify the other musicians
RISC,CISC
orchestrateyouractors.offence&
defence

25. StratEx - Let it Go
Decouple
fallinlovewiththeproblem

26. StratEx - Self Awareness
Checkpoint
scalewiththeorg,knowwhereyou're
going

27. StratEx - Know when to stop
StoppingProblem
readrooms,knowyour
audience,exit(0)

28. Liftasyouclimb.
You are the conductor, you have the full picture, manifest it.