Kevin Goldsmith serializes the audiobook for his new book, ”It Depends: Writing on Technology Leadership 2012-2022.” Sharing extra details about each chapter and answering listener questions along the way.
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Kevin Goldsmith serializes the audiobook for his new book, ”It Depends: Writing on Technology Leadership 2012-2022.” Sharing extra details about each chapter and answering listener questions along the way.
In this episode of It Depends: Lessons in Technology Leadership, Kevin Goldsmith breaks down what it really means to craft a technical strategy that aligns your engineering organization with business goals. Drawing on decades of experience as a technology leader and CTO, he explains why simply having a plan in your head isn’t enough: a strategy must be documented, shared, and revisited regularly if it’s going to guide meaningful decisions.
Kevin outlines practical steps for building an effective strategy, including identifying business-aligned guiding principles, defining realistic technical bets, validating them with peers, and ensuring that every level of the organization maintains alignment. He also explores common pitfalls, including confusing strategy with a roadmap, making it too vague or too prescriptive, or failing to communicate it. He describes how a well-articulated strategy makes decisions easier, reduces friction, and gives teams greater autonomy and purpose.
It’s a clear, grounded guide for any engineering leader preparing for the new year, whether you’re a CTO shaping company direction or an EM ensuring your team’s work supports broader goals.
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It Depends: Lessons in Technology Leadership
Kevin Goldsmith serializes the audiobook for his new book, ”It Depends: Writing on Technology Leadership 2012-2022.” Sharing extra details about each chapter and answering listener questions along the way.
