Andy Skipper

Andy Skipper

United Kingdom
CTO and Coach, beardy know-it-all and daddy, he/him. Also curates CTO Craft Con and helps level up CTOs at CTO Craft
Dec
05

πŸ“ Internal Documentation, Hiring for Additivity, Better Meetings, CTO Ergonomics, Thinking in Systems, Monitoring: TMW #310 by CTO Craft

Hello again! Welcome to the week For those of you who couldn't come along to CTO Craft Con
6 min read
Nov
28

πŸ”¬ Underestimation, Lessons from Elon, Delivery Dates, Uncertainty, Depleted Teams, High Leverage Activities: TMW #309 by CTO Craft

Hello again! If you've been considering our CTO Circles, now's a brilliant time to get involved:
7 min read
Nov
21

🦑 Asynchronicity, Recognition, Workplace Anxiety & Morale, Shock Absorbers, Decision Making, Blind Men & Elephants: TMW #308 by CTO Craft

Hello there, welcome to the week! Thank you to everyone who came along and took part in the conference last
6 min read
Nov
17

🧠 How Strong is Your Leadership Network? TMW #307 by CTO Craft

Hello there! What a wonderful week we've had at CTO Craft - this week's conference has
7 min read
Nov
14

πŸŽͺ CTO Craft Con opens today! Everyday Strategy, Writing Culture, Repetition, Tension, Kolb, Dysfunction Mapping: TMW #306 by CTO Craft

Hello there! Welcome to the week! And... Welcome to day 1 of CTO Craft Con Winter 2022! Doors to the
6 min read
Nov
10

πŸ₯ Emotional Management Skills are Essential for Tech leaders: TMW #305 by CTO Craft

Hello there! This is International Stress Awareness Week, and so we thought we'd dig into some of our
7 min read
Nov
07

🍁 Call for Papers! Clear Expectations, Work Joy vs Fear, Burnout, Conway's Law, Antifragility: TMW #304 by CTO Craft

Howdy! Hope you had a good weekend We're only a week away from the opening day at CTO
7 min read
Oct
31

🐫 London Event, Surviving the C-Suite, Toxic Work Cultures, CTO vs VPE, Engineering Roadmaps: TMW #303 by CTO Craft

Howdy! Welcome to the week Just a short intro this week, and a reminder to check out our next Bytes
6 min read
Oct
27

🌳 Who do I delegate to? A CTO’s guide to developing leaders: TMW #302 by CTO Craft

Hello again! One of the most common causes of burnout in early-career CTOs that we come across in our coaching
9 min read
Oct
24

πŸ¦‘ Happiness, Toxic Cultures, Better Meetings, Mesoamerican Wizards(?), Feedback, Golden Signals, SBOMs: TMW #301 by CTO Craft

Hello folks! Welcome to the week Are you happy? Is your team happy? What is happiness, anyway, and how important
6 min read