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Former CTO/Chief Scientist @N26 , @ThoughtWorks alum. Runs https://teapaw.org/t.co/V7VhVBExmW and https://teapaw.org/t.co/1aIJgl50AJ He/him @patkua @hachyderm.io and Bluesky

Berlin, Germany
Joined October 2009
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I'm really excited to share a summer ☀️ project that has been quite the work in the making, the "Managing Managers" podcast (managingmanagers.tech/) available on most podcast platforms like #Spotify, #ApplePodcasts, etc
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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #378 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @bcherny @sjgoedecke @copyconstruct & more! See sh1.sendinblue.com/mk/sc/Dxc…
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"Bad leaders care about who is right; good leaders care about what is right." - Simon Sinek
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Monday manager tip 🙂 Are you being nice? Or are you being kind? If you're avoiding giving some tough feedback, you are probably being nice.
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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #377 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @annashipman @KevinGoldsmith @ljevanso @StackOverflow @lizziematusov @typesanitizer @ploeh & more! See sh1.sendinblue.com/mk/sc/8E4…
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"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any." - Alice Walker
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Peter Drucker once said, "Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else." Level up your time management skills with this course aimed at technical leaders techlead.academy/p/time-mana…
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Grace Hopper once said, "Manage things and lead people." Great leaders know how to manage the system and use systems thinking to do so. Learn more about "Systems Thinking Fundamentals" in the context of IT with this course techlead.academy/p/systems-t…
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Monday manager tip 🙂 Good leaders are those that take full responsibility for the actions of their team. Bad leaders shift the blame to individuals. #systemsthinking #team
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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #376 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @bjornroche @mipsytipsy @selenamarie @mkanat @_patrickroos & more! See sh1.sendinblue.com/mk/sc/l0i…
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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #375 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @ryangreenhall @Andi_Roberts @KevinGoldsmith @emgosr @Cadienvan @mgreiler @dvir_segal @tottinge & more! See sh1.sendinblue.com/mk/sc/W_I…
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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #374 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @wes_kao @suj1th @skamille @channyun @testobsessed @techgirl1908 @randyshoup @wickett & more! See sh1.sendinblue.com/mk/sc/euQ…
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When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
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Monday manager tip 🙂 Not everyone is prepared for a formal manager role. A formal management role has both responsibilities and accountability. People focus on the former and forget the latter.
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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #373 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @jstanier @stephentoub @madebygps @JamesMoessis @tqbf & more! See sh1.sendinblue.com/mk/sc/Y8E…
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"Culture is what people do when no-one is looking" - Herb Keller (former CEO Southwest Airlines)
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Everyone is told that leaders need to have strong communication skills, but no one tells you how. Learn some practical approaches to improving your communication skills as a technical leader and learn how to "Communicate Like a CTO" techlead.academy/p/communica…
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Monday manager tip 🙂 If the only feedback you're providing to your team is at review-time, you're not doing it frequently enough. Offer feedback early and often to strengthen confidence and improve effectiveness
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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #372 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @Leadershipfreak @kleto @jamesshore @seldo & more! See sh1.sendinblue.com/3gol6nxz5…
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“In our modern world, the most important work we do is cognitive; so, it’s not surprising that a structure developed for physical work isn’t optimal for intellectual work” - L. David Marquet #leadership #management #flow
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