Taking a seat in the C-Suite: Transitioning from the highest-level operational roles to the executive team

There’s significant literature around the topic of engineering management – we’re in a golden age of understanding operational roles in the technology disciplines. However, there’s scant writing or discussion about moving from those operational roles, e.g., Director or VP across the thermocline to executive roles like CTO, CIO or Head of Engineering.

What skills and behaviors that make a strong manager will also support a successful executive – and what can hold you back? How should you balance operational versus strategic concerns? Should you spend more time with your team, your peers, your boss(es) or your supervisory board? How have others met this challenge?

This talk will address all of these concerns, as well as deliver the fundamentals of a roadmap to navigating the transition from manager to executive successfully.