The Tech Exec Podcast with Aviv Ben-Yosef

In this episode, I invite you to explore a less-traveled path in communication: being annoyingly candid. Together, we'll dissect the pivotal role of unvarnished honesty in tech leadership, the pitfal…

Embrace imperfection and watch your team flourish! What my bad Italian skills taught me in Rome about how we treat imperfections. In this episode, we explore how allowing employees to learn through t…

Don't get stuck being the office 'printer fixer'! Let's dive into the crucial role of a tech executive and how to break free from tech minutiae to truly make an impact. Learn actionable steps to elev…

Timing is everything in life, and even the same identical thing at the wrong time can have a vastly different value. This week, we're talking about lessons from getting gelato in Rome and how to hand…

Wrapping up this brief series for assessing R&D teams, this week's episode is about finding ways to tell how impactful your organization is and why that's so important. I share some ideas for tacklin…

Next on this brief series for assessing R&D teams, this week's episode is about your managers and how well they are at… managing! I share a few metrics to help you assess how well your organization i…

Continuing our brief series for assessing R&D teams, this week's episode is about taking stock of how well your organization's talent is doing. After all, tripling impact-per-engineer is not about tr…

On your journey to get your organization from average or good to remarkable, you need to be able to assess how well you're doing. That will allow you to spot opportunities and weaknesses, as well as …

While going too hard on not-invented-here syndrome can waste a lot of time, being contrarian can be a great way to innovate and gain a better position in the market. In this episode, I share examples…

Don't let this tech slowdown go to waste! In this episode you'll discover how to leverage the current "time capsule" to take your team to the next level. You've got an opportunity to drive impact in …

When cultivating culture, the most straightforward solutions are often the best ones. Unfortunately, they're not as shiny. To create an organization that's ahead of the pack, reserve your energy for …

No matter if you're planning a trip with friends, trying to get a key hire, managing up, or going through a reorg, being able to communicate expectations clearly is an extremely powerful tool for upg…

After hearing a very bad take about the sort of tech leadership one should have in a startup, I'm covering why this is remarkably bad, even for LinkedIn, and how you might be leading your CEO to hold…

How much the executive team manages to act as one team and convey the same messages to the company has a crucial role in your impact capacity. Are you giving off mixed signals or are you moving in un…

What does get measured doesn't get improved, but sometimes measuring can make things worse. Even in smaller companies, we can easily set up a KPI or metric that makes good people fudge the numbers. W…

Visiting several Apple Stores in different countries recently has really shown how companies' values can manifest in the real world or be ignored entirely. Where do you fall? How can you transform va…

I bet you're spending too much time in meetings. At least use this tool to ensure they mean something. This week's episode is a quick five-minute tactic I use to make teams get value out of meetings …

Sometimes, what your team has to show at the end of an iteration looks like you've ordered it from Wish.com. Teams that practice "scope bleed" too eagerly are as problematic as those suffering from p…

How much have your best employees improved in the last year? As leaders, we ought to be actively helping people become better, not just for the benefit of the company but simply because that's the jo…

2023 is here. It's going to be very different compared to previous years. Are you realigning your expectations and course of action? You can start leveraging the new situation and adjust so it won't …