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#91 - Autonomous Teams: Why, How and Who with Andy Walker // Former Senior Tech Leader @ Skyscanner + Google

#91 - Autonomous Teams: Why, How and Who with Andy Walker // Former Senior Tech Leader @ Skyscanner + Google

Fromalphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders


#91 - Autonomous Teams: Why, How and Who with Andy Walker // Former Senior Tech Leader @ Skyscanner + Google

Fromalphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders

ratings:
Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Empower your team with the right type of autonomy ? as we define the balance in this CTO podcast with Andy Walker, who has years of experience leadings teams at Skyscanner and Google. After 30 years in tech, Andy finally has the time to share what his hard won insights about tech leadership. You will enjoy his nuanced approach to autonomous teams, team size and work-life balance.
Listen to find out:
Why the more senior you are, the less decisions you should make ?
How to give the right amount of autonomy by career stage ?‍? (and how to have the right conversations about it ?)
How to empower ?and support an autonomous team
What is the ideal team size?? (What happens beyond Dunbar’s Law?)
What motivates your team? ? (SPOILER: Autonomy, Mastery?, and Purpose ala Dan Pink)
+ why Daily Active Users is the Wrong Metric ?

Listen here: https://alphalist.com/podcast/91-andy-walker-former-senior-tech-leader-skyscanner-google
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: codecentric - https://link.alphalist.com/cc
Released:
Dec 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (91)

This podcast features interviews of CTOs and other technical leadership figures and topics range from technology (AI, blockchain, cyber, DevOps, Web Architecture, etc.) to management (e.g. scaling, structuring teams, mentoring, technical recruiting, product etc.). Guests from leading tech companies share their best practices and knowledge. The goal is to support other CTOs on their journey through tech and engineering, inspire and allow a sneak-peek into other successful companies to understand how they think and act. Get awesome insights into the world‘s top tech companies, personalities with this podcast brought to you by Tobias Schlottke.