Leading by example: Staying technical as a CTO

Keeping current is one of the biggest challenges of the role. As engineering leaders, you often worry about losing your technical sensibilities, and you also want to maintain credibility in areas that they’re the most knowledgeable about. But in order to make informed decisions, you need to develop an array of other skills while staying current. So, how do you overcome the challenges of staying technical while being a manager? And most importantly, how do you carve out time to learn?

This talk will dive into strategies you can use for staying technical while being a leader of the organization. Allan will show you how to go deep into a technical problem, how to stay current, and how a leader prioritizes.