The Tech Exec Podcast with Aviv Ben-Yosef

Your team's doing good, but how about you? If you fail to grow as fast as your team, you're going to be left behind. Find out more in this week's six minute episode!

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Sometimes, going with the momentum is bad, especially for you, personally. In this week, I share advice about a problem I've seen spiking recently, along with diagnostics for telling whether it appli…

You're not afraid of your own accountability, but are you holding your team accountable? Or are you overprotecting and coddling them needlessly? Life's too short to be little, and there's only one ro…

We're never really gonna be done. I know we talk a lot about the definition of done, but there's no doneness in our line of work. Can you accept that? Do you realize how short your life is? There is …

It is counterintuitive for many leaders to realize that they have to prioritize themselves for the rest of the team to be effective. Don't be so humble that you undermine your own growth and therefor…

As you gain more altitude in your role, you should use the better vision that comes with it. Some things that looked like impassable obstacles previously are, in fact, a lot more flexible. Learn how …

If you're feeling like all the wind has been knocked out of you as you're approaching another challenge, consider finding the bright spots first. Doing that means that you can easily get three advant…

Sometimes we've got to grow up. Leadership requires a sober perspective in order to be able to choose your fights correctly. All of that in this week's episode, along with a way to win a signed copy …

Hiring people is probably taking up a significant portion of your and your managers' time. Are you doing it correctly? Setting the right priorities is crucial to create a culture that optimizes for i…

This week's episode is a quick coaching session to help you achieve more. Are you overwhelmed facing never-ending to-do lists and trying to juggle many balls in the air? Sometimes, all you need is pe…

Immutability is all the rage in tech, but that's where it should be left. Leaders who don't translate their learnings into real changes let their organizations slowly grind to a halt. How can you sto…

Some critical aspects make the difference between a glorified manager and a genuine executive. One of them is realizing how you can kick off company-wide initiatives. Tune in to this week's episode a…

Are you leading your people, or are you more of a driving instructor? Everyone nowadays seems afraid of doing too much thinking, where I can testify most of you aren't thinking enough! Check out this…

They say that when you don't know where you're heading, no wind is a good wind. Are you a directionless CTO? It can be the course of technical cofounders to realize that they are no longer providing …

Tech debt doesn't have to be something we're afraid of. Let's tackle an issue that is often a point of contention between R&D teams and the executive team. Can you create the right alignment here in …

Is your common sense filter too sensitive? Are you listening to that little nagging voice in your too often? This week's episode is all about embracing the simplicities of life and how we tend to mis…

It's OKR season, but are you doing it right? In this week's episode, I go through the most common OKR pitfalls that I'm seeing around and how to address them. I also have a special offer for you to m…

How much is an hour of your time really worth? If you want to get more meaningful work done, you have to think about how you spend your days. We all have just 24 hours a day, yet some get more impact…

Sometimes your team's definition of success might be setting them up to fail. The way we think about our roles and our tasks can be a hindrance, or it can be a catalyst. It's up to you to ensure the …