Choosing the right technology leadership program for upskilling into senior tech leadership + Combating Shadow AI.

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The Time is Now

If you’re serious about leadership growth, now is the time to explore the programs designed for modern tech professionals that align with short- and long-term industry demands and job market trends.

Modern technology leadership programs are proven ways to break into senior leadership without pausing your career, especially if you’re a tech leader with 10+ years of experience but feel stuck at a plateau. 

But if you are already in the process of making the final choice, consider the following:

Typically, when researching the available programs, tech professionals such as yourself begin by asking these three questions:

Does it fit my schedule/budget?

Does it offer practical business tools?

Is it created by people who understand my industry?

However, it is important to differentiate between the three general types of TLPs BEFORE getting the answers. 

Why?

To better understand the landscape of options and realize that not all programs are built the same. Check it out β†’


A quick question if you don't mind:

How do you search the web?

Click on the chosen answer, please:

πŸ‘‰ Traditional search engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo...)

πŸ‘‰ AI-powered search (Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot...)

πŸ‘‰ Split ~50/50 between traditional and AI

The reason we ask is the recent discussion between community members. Some use traditional, some AI, and some switch between. With your input, we can all get some insights into the short-term future of web search. It is certainly a topic of interest for many of us. Of course, we'll publish the result in the next newsletter.

Also today…

A member of our community, a Group CTO of a large corporation by the way, asked an interesting question in one of his recent threads. It caught our immediate attention and sparked curiosity because it is a prevailing challenge for tech leaders these days. 

So by combining insights from the context he provided and replies of fellow community members, and from talks with relevant outside sources, we compiled a quick guide that addresses the key strategies and best practices that enable tech leaders to control the process and prevent risks associated with Shadow AI. 

Access the guide β†’

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Recommended reading
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Guide

3 Main Categories of TLPs

Which one fits you most?

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Tutorial

How to Combat Shadow AI

Key strategies and best practices.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read more

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Blog

Are You an Innovative Leader?

Our CEO, Andrew Weaver, is back with his now-famous tech leadership minute.

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The Digital MBA for Technology Leaders

The next cohort launch is on June 2.

If you feel like you hit a career plateau despite technical expertise and have a desire to transition into executive leadership, but lack time for traditional MBAs, while requiring practical, relevant business education (not theoretical fluff), we can help.

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See how

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Book a Discovery Call with our CEO and explore whether our Digital MBA is a good fit for you at this stage of your career.              

Our MBA now has 130 reviews on Trustpilot (4.9 ratings). Here is the most recent one:

β€œThe digital MBA course with CTO Academy has been meticulously planned to maximise value for the students: From the breadth of knowledge and expertise of the lecturers, to the way the course is laid out - you can tell the team has thought really carefully about the student experience. Even down to getting the occasional nudge from the team when life gets in the way and the pace of learning drifts a bit. It is clear that the founders really care that students get maximum bang for their buck.

The course content is regularly reviewed and updated, and the (growing!) global professional community you get access to is incredibly supportive and generous with their time. If you want to deep-dive, there are ample additional learning materials, over and above the 200+ video lectures you get. Not to mention the regular events, including Expert Q&A's Peer to peer sessions, and more.

I will refer back to this course regularly, and going through the Digital MBA as a technical leader has given me a greater breadth of knowledge and lots of opportunities for reflection and growth.

Above all, this has been an investment in myself - one which I am 100% sure will continue to give an excellent return long after completion.”

Enrollment still includes 12 months of free CTO Academy Membership. As a member, you gain access to our global community of technology leaders and weekly online sessions with senior leaders where you can get immediate answers and guidance (to name just a few perks). 

Given the latest job market trends, having a network of peers by your side means the difference between a good role and unemployment.

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CTO Community Pulse: This Week's Highlights

#Ask-the-Community: One of our members recently asked: β€œWhat do you do when you make an offer to a candidate and they come back with β€˜I have a counteroffer from my current employer, will you match it’”. What would you do in such a situation?

#Membership: We hosted our Double May Peer-to-Peer Sessions this week. Hosts Diane Pieper and Sanjay Mistry led interesting discussions around the focus topic: 

Complexities in understanding how software interacts - are you using a code visualization tool?  If not, why?

#Jobs-Offered: A company is seeking a Fractional CTO to help drive the build phase and strategic vision for their global, hyperlocal air quality network.

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