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As a CTO, how do you know the latest trends in your profession?
_or as a person in a CTO-like role: IT manager, Head/Director of Engineering, Tech/Team Lead, or any other technical leadership role_
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The latest trends, knowledge, and learning.
In every profession, you should be getting enough of it to “keep your saws sharp.”
I, personally, love to read well-written blog posts that evoke emotion in me, and motivate me to do things and advance forward. I love listening to audiobooks on 2x-3x speed, as well.
I spoke to a few friends of mine, who are in technical leadership positions, and it seems that they get bored very quickly when reading long blog posts or books.
Instead, they just love watching videos and listening to podcasts.
Don’t get me wrong, the written information is still valuable for reference.
So what is it for you? Are you a reader, listener or watcher? What form do you prefer your brain food to be in? And why? Tell us your story!
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Thank you for your time reading this and giving a thoughtful response! :)
- raarts 8y agoI spend 2 full hours a day reading articles, forums and blogs. Speaking is slower than reading so I like videos less. On the other hand newer technologies tend to be presented before they are written about, so there is value there. I toy with the really interesting stuff a couple of hours a week. On the whole though i find it very straining to stay up to date on everything I think a CTO needs to know.
- waterlink 8y agoThank you for your answer! Which blogs and forums do you like to read?
- raarts 8y agoHN is my starting point, because everything new gets mentioned here, but whenever something new emerges, I subscribe to the blog/feed of whoever is behind it. Always go to the source.
- waterlink 8y ago> On the whole though I find it very straining to stay up to date on everything I think a CTO needs to know. If you had to list things you have to stay up to date on, what that would be?