The Tech Exec Podcast with Aviv Ben-Yosef

Mar 25 2025 292 ep. 8 mins 87

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A short discussion of leadership improvements you can start using in your startup today as a technical executive, whether you are a CTO, CIO, VP Engineering, VP R&D, and so on.

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Eight Traits: Autonomy

Mar 25 2025 10 mins

Most tech leaders say they value autonomy. But when it comes to actually letting go and empowering their teams? That’s where the cracks show. In this episode of the Eight Traits series, I unpack how autonomy isn’t just about giving freedom—it’s about intentional delegation, trust, and designing teams that think for themselves (without blowing things up).If you’re still th

Eight Traits: Instilling Purpose

Mar 18 2025 10 mins

For years, I’ve guided tech executives through a simple self-assessment of eight leadership traits—helping them pinpoint the highest-ROI areas for growth. Now, I’m bringing that process to the podcast. In this series, we’ll break down each trait, giving you a framework to assess yourself and practical ways to improve.After previously discussing vision, now we're covering tr

Eight Traits: Vision

Mar 11 2025 8 mins

For years, I’ve guided tech executives through a simple self-assessment of eight leadership traits—helping them pinpoint the highest-ROI areas for growth. Now, I’m bringing that process to the podcast. In this series, we’ll break down each trait, giving you a framework to assess yourself and practical ways to improve.This time, we're continuing with vision: A foundational t

Eight Traits: Accountability

Mar 04 2025 14 mins

For years, I’ve guided tech executives through a simple self-assessment of eight leadership traits—helping them pinpoint the highest-ROI areas for growth. Now, I’m bringing that process to the podcast. In this series, we’ll break down each trait, giving you a framework to assess yourself and practical ways to improve.We’re starting with accountability: Can people trust yo

Other People's Games

Feb 25 2025 12 mins

When you're playing other people's games, you're following a path selected by others. You might have a better way of reaching that destination, or an entirely different one. Too often, we find ourselves playing by rules that weren’t designed for us, following paths that don’t serve us, and chasing goals we never truly chose. In this episode, I break down the power of opting out

Innovation Safety Nets

Feb 18 2025 11 mins

This team was spinning its wheels for weeks—endless discussions, half-baked experiments, and no real progress. Then, they put a “safety net” in place, and within days, they made leaps they hadn’t achieved in months.What changed? And more importantly—can you do the same?Too often, teams fear taking bold steps because failure feels too costly. But with the right structures

Risotto or Salad?

Feb 11 2025 12 mins

🥗 Salad or Risotto? The Leadership Balancing Act 🍛Some things can be tossed together in minutes. Others need time to develop depth and character.💡 A salad? Chop, mix, done. Quick and fresh.🔥 Risotto? Slow, careful stirring. Rushing ruins it.In tech leadership, knowing what needs speed and what demands patience is everything.Confuse the two, and you end up with a half-ba

Ibuprofen Management

Feb 04 2025 10 mins

Leadership headaches? If you’re just taking painkillers instead of treating the root cause, you’re letting problems fester until they explode—usually at the worst time. Are you practicing ‘Ibuprofen Management’? Let’s talk about it in this week’s episode.Get my free ebook about the impact coaching framework.Grab a copy of my books, Capitalizing Your Technology and The

Burn Notion Down

Jan 28 2025 11 mins

Some engineering leaders are so process-driven, they’re practically begging AI to replace them. Are you so intent on bolting everything down, you're mostly ensuring there's no innovation happening? Don't be a bureaucrat. Over-optimization and rigid systems kill creativity, making human leadership irrelevant. More on this week's episode.Get a copy of the Impact Coaching Framework

Unhappy Meals

Jan 21 2025 8 mins

Is your team essentially operating like teenagers working at McDonald's, not having any real authority or agency to do anything without asking for their parent's permission? The right coaching and environment can unlock their potential, and the wrong ones easily deteriorate into a messy space with lots of unhappy faces. More on this week's podcast episode.Join my upcoming public li