One of the breakout topics discussed by the senior technical women at TechLeaders this afternoon is how to remain technical while in an executive management position. The recommendations from the group in how to achieve this include:
- Define the technical requirements of your job as a leader
- Make it a part of your performance goals and plans
- Ask questions
- Prioritize dedicated time to learn about technical topics
- Use multiple methods – blogs, books, papers, talking to peers, etc.
- Join technical reviews with your team
- Setup demo days with your team
- Leverage and build your network
- The senior women technologists committed to support each other in this domain. They created a Facebook group to further each others’ learnings about this topic.