96 mins2 December 20251 free tool
The 6 Skills Every Engineering Leader Needs
Where you stand today, and the route to director or CTO.
The free tool from this episode
The Career Vectors Framework
Meri Williams’ tool for mapping technical leadership skills, spotting development areas and comparing roles, for engineers through to CTOs.
About the guest
Meri Williams
CTO, NED, Advisor, @Geek_Manager
Experienced CTO with a track record of leading and scaling technology organisations across medtech, fintech, government, ecommerce, telco, and manufacturing. Skilled in building high-performing teams, transforming delivery, and running always-on, business-critical operations.
Author, international speaker, and co-curator of The Lead Developer conference series (London, New York, Berlin, San Francisco). Creator of the Be a Brilliant People Developer workshop, helping technologists become exceptional managers and coaches.
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