Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

The news had just hit that Danny Lewin — the co-founder of Akamai Technologies, its charismatic CTO, a former commando in the Israeli Special Forces, and MIT mathematics genius who led the company from a math class to an IPO and a market cap of $30 billion — had suddenly died. For all of us, Danny was our CTO and visionary.

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CTO Lewin IPO Mentor 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

But I’ve learned key lessons to help managers turn lofty goals — such as making learning and development a central pillar of the workday — into real actions that mitigate damage to, and even help strengthen, the bottom line. I chose an experienced developer who was in huge demand and was an expensive hire.

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CTO Goal How To Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Today, she’s the Head of Stakeholder Engagement for their in-development Dengue Fever vaccine — one of Sanofi’s largest business initiatives. By eliminating the heightened sense of risk inherent in new ideas, Schillinger offered a parachute for potential stakeholders to jump into the unknown.

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Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

"It''s never foolish to begin preparing for a transition no matter how many years away it is or where you are in your career," says Muriel Maignan Wilkins, coauthor of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. Career planning Leadership Managing yourself' Are they clumsy politically?

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CTO Case Study Career Project 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

To find out, we developed a measure and coined the term Global Engineering Intensity (GEI) as the ratio of the headcount of R&D staff in India plus China to a company’s current annual R&D expense. Research & development Emerging markets East and Southeast Asia' In fact, costs go up initially. Pay the true cost and invest.”

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Offshoring CTO Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

There are core competencies that every PM must have – many of which can start in the classroom – but most are developed with experience and good role models and mentoring. If the best PMs have well developed core competencies and a high EQ, does that mean that they are then destined for success no matter where they work?

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Productivity Products Core Competence Management 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

And because organizational change tends to be driven by those who most acutely feel the pain, it’s often line managers who are the strongest champions for “talent tech”: innovations in how firms hire people, staff projects, evaluate performance, and develop talent. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

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Talent Management Technology Process Management 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

“It’s a beginning of the shift in your career.” “There’s nothing wrong with asking for reassurance,” and the answers “will give you insight into your strengths and the development needs of your reports.” Find a way to add value to your team and help employees advance their careers.

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Management How To CTO Mentor 8

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Over the past 27 years of my career in marketing, brand management and executive search + coaching, I’ve found time and again that organizations have blind-spots when hiring talent. I recently spoke with her about her research and work. .

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Emotional Intelligence CTO Stress Exit Strategy 79