The Tech Exec Podcast with Aviv Ben-Yosef

Action items are a dime a dozen. How about actually doing the action?
When your word doesn't mean much, you can't get anything substantial done. More on crafting cultures of execution in this week's e…

For effective meetings, you should go in with an agenda. For an effective leadership role, you should have an agenda, too!
Do you know what 2-4 problems are top of mind for you? And I'm not talking ab…

Customer Success success. That's not a glitch in the matrix—that's what you should be telling your R&D team. This week's episode is about
creating a win-win-win that gives you short-term benefits as w…

When there's an issue with an unhappy employee, many leaders succumb to external motivation tricks. A pay raise, titles, that sort of stuff. Too bad it simply doesn't work. How can you help your team…

When we cross the line from managing debt to stealing time from the company! Has your team settled on a setup that feels nice but actually means you're avoiding some of the most critical conversation…

2022 is 50% over. Are you on track to make this a fantastic year? I share a handful of retrospective prompts I use with my clients in this quick episode.

Grab a copy of my book, The Tech Executive Ope…

At least until we get neural links in all conference rooms, you can't expect to get things if you don't ask for them. This week's three-minute episode is all about asking and why I prefer teams where…

Do you really have autonomy, or are you, in fact, just playing by yourself at the little kids' table? Sometimes we have a Lord of the Flies situation going on and we fail to realize that. That's not …

Are you an order taker or a leader? If you want to have a tangible impact on the business, you have to think business. More on that and upgrading yourself in this week's episode.

Last call this week: …

Let's talk about what's happening around us. Are you back out yet? Are you getting things done in the real world? This week's six-minute episode is about the three ways you should be considering meat…

Everyone makes mistakes. I made at least five so far today. What are you doing about it? This short episode is about admitting to mistakes and how we treat others that make mistakes.

Join me at the Lo…

Coding lore says we shouldn't repeat ourselves. Sometimes we should. Sometimes we should! This week's episode is all about effectively repeating messages. Wouldn't you like meetings to have checksums…

If you're trying to ensure that everything is bolted down before starting your journey, you'll eventually realize you never really get going. I'm here to share what I see in hundreds of teams and hel…

You are likely optimizing your team's time incorrectly. Sometimes giving things more time will create better results. When? Tune in to this week's six-minute episode to find out.

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Are you acting with a foot out the door? We might unconsciously be avoiding all sorts of difficult decisions or not thinking big enough. Ideally, this shouldn't be an issue. But we don't live in an i…

For changes to stick, your people really have to own them. There's only so much that you can push by yourself, and there's also a ceiling when it comes to how quickly an organization can grow and lea…

Hey, it's just a startup, right? You're not supposed to have a vision a year into the future! Or should you?
This short episode covers what a vision can look like, why it's essential for innovation an…

Someone made a mistake, and you're all wound up. Whatcha gonna do? If your knee-jerk reaction is to jump to conclusions and spot all the mistakes others have made in their stupidity, perhaps you need…

As I work more with CEOs and CPOs, I see that we tend to view our counterparts in black and white. How about some color? If you want to create a culture where real collaboration happens, we have to d…

Let's talk about things like adults. Your team can discuss code structure or tabs vs. spaces for ages, not to mention politics or sports. Why don't we expect at least the same when it comes to meanin…