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The Real Prize: Why CEO A is Winning (Even with a Smaller Paycheck)
Sustainable growth and team investment, not just CEO compensation, define successful tech leadership. This article analyzes two...
Colin Swindells
Mar 203 min read


Is Your Leadership Assessment Helping or Hindering?
This article summarizes personality assessment approaches for leaders. In particular, standardized and customized approaches are compared...
Colin Swindells
Feb 132 min read


Rethinking Coaching in Tech: A Framework for Success
This article outlines coaching frameworks designed to address the unique challenges of tech leadership. It expands traditional coaching...
Colin Swindells
Feb 63 min read


Using the Culture Map to Improve Stakeholder Relationships: A Tech CEO Case Study
This article summarizes a case study of how a tech CEO, working with a coach, assessed the cultural differences between herself and a...
Colin Swindells
Jan 303 min read


Leadership Coaching vs. Therapy: Understanding the Differences in a Tech Context
This article summarizes similarities and differences between coaching and therapy, within the context of typical tech professional...
Colin Swindells
Jan 162 min read

From $2k to $1M: How App Prototype Costs Can Skyrocket
Avoid costly surprises! This article helps businesses understand the factors that drive software app prototype development costs. Learn...
Colin Swindells
Jan 93 min read


500% return on investment decision making: A coaching program for tech success
This article delves into the nuances of tech leadership coaching, particularly focusing on extensions to the GROW model. It emphasizes...
Colin Swindells
Dec 5, 20246 min read

Why I Left UX to Become a Leadership Coach
About this post: Why would you give up a tech management role to become a leadership coach? What do you mean by “Tech Success...
Colin Swindells
Nov 28, 20243 min read


Quantified value proposition of tech success coaching: Part II
This article covers quantified benefits of tech success coaching from stress & anxiety reductions related to more harmonious conflict...
Colin Swindells
Nov 14, 20243 min read


Quantified value proposition of tech success coaching
This article covers quantified benefits of tech success coaching. Two specific use cases are summarized for this blog’s target audience...
Colin Swindells
Nov 7, 20244 min read
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