Three Types of Technology Leaders

Technology leaders have many different focus areas and motivations. On today’s show, we’ll discuss three common types of leaders - Visionaries, Maintainers and Resume-Builders.SHOW: 501SHOW SPONSORS:CBT Nuggets: Expert IT Training for individuals and teamsSign up for a CBT Nuggets Free Learner accountGet started with the JumpCloud Directory Platform today  Visit the JumpCloud Homepage. Email [email protected] for a FREE JumpCloud T-Shirt.Datadog Security Monitoring Homepage: Modern Monitoring and AnalyticsTry Datadog yourself by starting a free, 14-day trial today. Listeners of this podcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.See how O’Reilly online learning can help your tech teams. Request a free demo now.CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW NOTES:Three types of product leaders (via @shreyas)Pioneers, Settlers and Town Planners (from Geek Whisperers)THREE TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY LEADERSVISIONARIES | TRANSFORMERSSpeak in stories, painting big pictures.Truly understand the overall business, the broader markets, and the potentially changing landscapes ahead over both the near-term and long-termUnderstand the timing of the markets and when change is needed vs. nice-to-haveUnderstand the breadth of competitive threats to the businessUnderstand both opportunities and opportunity costs MAINTAINERS | PROTECTORS Would like to be a visionary, but always default back to focusing on re-optimizing legacy investmentsTend to believe that all decisions are build vs. buy. Aren’t focused on creating longer-term partnershipsRun long RFI processes vs. creating a mindset of incremental experimental scenarios.Have a protectionist mindset (“avoid vendor lock-in”) with new opportunities, but don’t release that with sunk costs. RESUME BUILDERSRecognize that the world is moving fast (lots of new technologies, business models), but aren’t in an optimal starting position.Establish a big, audacious goal that portrays a visionary mindset. Establish an “everything” or “all-inclusive” policy, even when it doesn’t make economic sense. The old 5yrs of building an ERP system is now the 2yrs of transforming to the cloud. Springboard to build the resume without finishing the project. FEEDBACK?Email: show at thecloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnetFEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @EntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow