"Invest in transparency" Gonçalo Silva, CTO at Doist, giving this afternoon's presentation - The art of distributed work: Harnessing strengths & mitigating weaknesses for asynchronous success - including a time-travelling overview of historical perspectives! #ctocraftcon

Today I learned that remote work has been happening for thousands of years. Look to the past to learn the best way to structure your teams. #CTOCraftCon

"Your voice matters, your ideas are valued. You are safe to explore them here." Great lightning talk from Georgina Shute on psychological safety: how to cultivate an environment where burnout is minimised, productivity soars, & innovation becomes sustainable. #ctocraftcon

"We all opened up... it was emotional" To those in this afternoon's roundtable on leadership lessons from downsizing and reorganisations: well done! Joel Chippindale and Michael Hefferan led a great and cathartic session. #ctocraftcon

"It’s not about work life/balance, it’s about integration" Elena Bladh in conversation with Emma Hopkinson-Spark on leading your personal growth, and looking at how you can get a handle on your own strengths and areas of development. #ctocraftcon

Giving and receiving feedback is hard. But there are far better ways to give feedback than the dreaded "Do you have a minute?" - Clem Pickering shared a few feedback recipes with us this afternoon, including both formal and informal methods. #ctocraftcon

Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines create the perception that dedicated testers are becoming obsolete, but this view is shortsighted. So how can you embed test expertise in modern software development teams? Katja Obring talking here about going beyond testers. #ctocraftcon

Tech principles (the things we care about that guide how we go about our work) are more important than a tech strategy. Thanks Mark Durrand for "Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Having no Tech Strategy"; a good tech strategy is lightweight! #ctocraftcon

Thank you to Emma Hopkinson-Spark for steering us through Day 2 of #ctocraftcon!

"What should a CTO look for in an investor?" So many post-it takeaways from the final roundtable, on fundraising and the role of the CTO, that they're spilling off the sides! Thanks to Dr Kari Dempsey and Jonathan Holloway for leading this one. #ctocraftcon

CTO Craft Excellent talk - and one of my key takeaways was to let other execs also influence you, so the engineering org is fully aligned and serving the interests of the company. It's a very different game from earlier stages of engineering leadership journey - kudos.

The best part of this week at #CTOCraftCon has been the validation on many levels of the role of a CTO, the methodologies a CTO should leverage, and where my beliefs overlaps with what has been presented on-stage. Flying to London for the conference was a great investment in my

And that's a wrap of another awesome #CTOCraftCon event. It was great to caych up with some old friends, meet some new ones, listen to insightful talks and participate in roundtable sessions! Thanks Andy Skipper and the team for organising it. Until next time 👋

This was an awesome where Crystal Hirschorn shared her experience and wish we'd have more time 😅

This September I'll be speaking at CTO Craft Con Berlin CTO Craft on a panel discussion about expanding the definition of productivity to include quality, innovation, and employee satisfaction, beyond traditional output metrics. Early bird tickets are available now so check it

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