Mar 11, 2024 8 min read

🪗 Entropy, Assertive Leadership, Luck, Conway's Law, Victim Mentality, Time Tracking, Scary Change, Listening: TMW #370

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Thanks to Unblocked for sponsoring this issue of Tech Manager Weekly - helpful and accurate answers to your development team's questions about the codebase

Howdy! It's Monday!

We're nearing the end of the Early Bird ticket sales for CTO Craft Con: London in May, so if you're thinking about coming along, get in quick before the price increases, and don't forget your discount as a TMW subscriber. You'll also be able to join us at the CTO Craft Con After Party for some drinks and nibbles, good conversation and maybe a game or two.

Here's what you can expect at the Con:

An Incredible line-up of speakers
A global community of attendees
An intimate roundtable track
Diverse networking activities
Free 1-1 coaching
Unforgettable after party with our friends at DX

Use the code "Community-May-24" in the checkout to enable member pricing. Grab your tickets here: https://conference.ctocraft.com/london-2024/

Campus members get access to a brand new course this week, as we roll out Managing Upwards and Sideways. We've worked with some of the best minds on the topic of building and sustaining impactful relationships with leaders of other functions, as well as your own manager, whether that's a CEO, founder, board member or whoever else you report in to. If you're struggling to get the most out of your work relationships, this course will give you the tools to get it right.

Don't forget: we're running our second Tech Leader Compensation Survey right now - nearly 600 people have already taken part, and it only takes a few minutes. Please do take a peek! We'll be releasing the report in a month or so.

That's it! On with the links....

Andy @ CTO Craft

CTO Craft Events

Mixers: We have a number of Mixer events coming up shortly in Gothenburg, Sofia, Bristol, Manchester, Bucharest, Munich and Berlin - read more here and book your place. Are you interested in launching a Mixer in your city? Drop us a line!

Reads of the Week

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That’s it!

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Have an amazing week!

Andy