Evolved Technologist ® -

The Education of a CTO brings to the table something that doesn't currently exist: a way to mentor CTOs and help them effectively do their jobs. Dan Woods tells this story based on his own experience as a CTO at TheStreet.com and other companies.

Dan saw the problems that CTOs cause themselves, the problems that they face in their companies, and the fact that their jobs are ill-defined. At most companies, no mentors are on hand to train the CTO.

So, faced with daunting management challenges and methodologies insufficient to solve the problem, what is the way out? If CTO performance has been sub par, what must be done to restore the CTO to hero status?

The program presented in this book is threefold:

• First, the CTO must more fully understand his own personality – the raw technology persona
• Next, the CTO must shift his focus from technology to business value.
• Finally, the CTO must learn about more about each business specialty in order to effectively construct technology solutions.

Contents

Part 1: Improving CTO Performance

Chapter 1: Toward a Better CTO
Chapter 2: The CTO at Work
Chapter 3: The Raw Technology Persona
Chapter 4: The Rookie CTO
Chapter 5: The Seasoned CTO
Chapter 6: The Master CTO
Chapter 7: The Evolved Technologist

Part 2: Business Expertise for the CTO

Chapter 8: CEO--Strategy, Communication, and Politics
Chapter 9: CFO--Finance, Accounting, and Budgets
Chapter 10: VP Marketing--Product, Message, Audience
Chapter 11: VP Sales--Sales and Negotiation
Chapter 12: VP Human Resources--Managing People and Projects
Chapter 13: VP Operations--Running Things Efficiently
Chapter 14: General Counsel--Legal Issues

Part 3: The Evolved Technologist in Action

Chapter 15: The Evolved Technologist in a Large Corporation
Chapter 16: The Evolved Technologist in a Software Product Company
Chapter 17: The Evolved Technologist in a Consulting Firm
Chapter 18: The Evolved Technologist in a Startup
Chapter 19: The Evolved Technologist in a High Performance Company

Part 4: A Technologist at the Table

Chapter 20: Against the Geek
Chapter 21: What If This Works? Implications of Evolution
Chapter 22: Power and Competence
Chapter 23: The Technology Board Member
Chapter 24: Technologists and Corporate Justice