Pat Kua

Former CTO/Chief Scientist @N26 , @ThoughtWorks alum. Runs and He/him @patkua @hachyderm.io and Bluesky

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I'm really excited to share a summer ☀️ project that has been quite the work in the making, the "Managing Managers" podcast (https://t.co/35viCfSlN1) available on most podcast platforms like #Spotify, #ApplePodcasts, etc

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Zachary Borelli, Senior Test Engineer at Kin+Carta Create, said "This workshop has helped me understand exactly what I need to do to level up my Tech Lead capabilities." Join others who learned how to transition from Maker to Multiplier https://t.co/dH6nc3KBX9

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As an individual contributor, your team process typically manages your time. This surprises first-time technical leaders and it never feels like you have enough time. Learn how to manage your time using this self-driven course https://t.co/LFshm8VmlX

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Monday manager tip 🙂 Don't use "fire-and-forget" delegation. Just like async messaging, you don't have guaranteed delivery with this approach.

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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #356 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @sjgoedecke @twitchard @laurent_le_brun @ploeh @Andi_Roberts @schuftan & more! See https://t.co/ZWwNPEV7E7

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"Bad leaders care about who is right; good leaders care about what is right." - Simon Sinek

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6 Things Leaders Can Do in Difficult Times https://t.co/7fvqCuxr2N

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Too many leaders in tech make the mistake of treating software like a factory. Instead, learn how to manage organisational complexity with systems thinking. This course will show you how. https://t.co/vXOmBM0qEo

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Warren Buffet once said, "If you can’t communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you’re giving up your potential.” Don't give up your potential as a technical leader and instead learn how to "Communicate Like a CTO" https://t.co/V0gVUpDDxF

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Monday manager tip 🙂 Estimates are not as valuable as a good estimation process. A good estimation process should help you learn

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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #355 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @erikwiffin @LeadershipNow @simonw @diego_pacheco @StackOverflow & more! See https://t.co/0NCbXXSkrT

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"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any." - Alice Walker

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Don't run online meetings like you would in real-life. Find out better ways to run engaging meetings and workshops from my article, "Advice From Facilitating 100+ Successful Online Workshops" https://t.co/czfYdDXQhE #remote #meetings

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Join hundreds of others who've taken part in this online workshop to accelerate their journey from Maker to Multiplier https://t.co/dH6nc3KBX9

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Peter Drucker once said, "Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else." Level up your time management skills with this course aimed at technical leaders https://t.co/LFshm8VmlX

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Monday manager tip 🙂 Good managers are both optimists and pessimists. Optimism allows you to shape the future. Pessimism will help you navigate a safe path to reach it

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🔥Hot off the press: Issue #354 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @wes_kao @joost_minnaar @AjeyGore @gitlab & more! See https://t.co/3UrSjPStGU

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When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower. Also, not all flowers thrive in the same environment. Sometimes flowers need vastly different environments to grow.

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How Engineering Managers Are Set Up To Fail (and what you should do instead) #EM #Director #ManagerOfManagers
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Grace Hopper once said, "Manage things and lead people." Great leaders know how to manage the system and use systems thinking to do so. Learn more about "Systems Thinking Fundamentals" in the context of IT with this course https://t.co/vXOmBM0qEo

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“Communication works for those who work at it.” - John Powell. Join this self-guided online course and find out how *you* can work at it and "Communicate Like a CTO" https://t.co/V0gVUpDDxF