Pat Kua
@patkua.bsky.social
Former CTO/Chief Scientist @N26, @ThoughtWorks
alum. Runs http://levelup.patkua.com and http://techlead.academy He/him
alum. Runs http://levelup.patkua.com and http://techlead.academy He/him
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And don't miss my full CTO Craft Con keynote, more conference highlights, book recommendations, and links featuring: @patkua.bsky.social, @sarahedo.bsky.social, @jackdanger.com, @lethain.com & @thiagodefaria.com! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VXa...
Leadership Keynote – The CTO as a Global Citizen with Erica Stanley
YouTube video by Erica Stanley
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April 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
And don't miss my full CTO Craft Con keynote, more conference highlights, book recommendations, and links featuring: @patkua.bsky.social, @sarahedo.bsky.social, @jackdanger.com, @lethain.com & @thiagodefaria.com! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VXa...
To balance out my earlier whinge, has anyone caught the German entry for #ESC… open.spotify.com/track/4kbkYb... Ein total Ohrwurm 😅 (catchy song). And first for a while sung jn German #Baller
Baller
Abor & Tynna · Bittersüß · Song · 2025
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March 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
To balance out my earlier whinge, has anyone caught the German entry for #ESC… open.spotify.com/track/4kbkYb... Ein total Ohrwurm 😅 (catchy song). And first for a while sung jn German #Baller
One of the strangest experiences living in Germany is the love of #Datenschutz (data privacy). Companies call you with your contact details and still have to "verify" you, even though they called you!
March 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One of the strangest experiences living in Germany is the love of #Datenschutz (data privacy). Companies call you with your contact details and still have to "verify" you, even though they called you!
Posting this after running a workshop to midnight last night. I don't normally run training so late, but one of the wonders of modern tech (and post-pandemic remote working) is that I can support leaders and managers in other parts of the world 🥳
March 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Posting this after running a workshop to midnight last night. I don't normally run training so late, but one of the wonders of modern tech (and post-pandemic remote working) is that I can support leaders and managers in other parts of the world 🥳
It’s one of the reasons I like to focus on leadership as a verb, rather than a noun. “Demonstrating leadership” can be done by everyone regardless of their title, role or position. Not always easy, but doable
Tbh I'm not fond of the term "leader" bc it implies the existence of "followers".
I prefer thinking about it in terms of agency and ownership, or autonomy and giving a shit.
I've often jokingly said I owe my career to a lifelong overdeveloped sense of ownership.
I prefer thinking about it in terms of agency and ownership, or autonomy and giving a shit.
I've often jokingly said I owe my career to a lifelong overdeveloped sense of ownership.
The longer I am in this industry, the more I realise that there is leadership in title or name and then actual get shit done leadership.
If you see a failing test or a codebase that needs linting and you fix it, that's leadership.
If you see a failing test or a codebase that needs linting and you fix it, that's leadership.
February 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It’s one of the reasons I like to focus on leadership as a verb, rather than a noun. “Demonstrating leadership” can be done by everyone regardless of their title, role or position. Not always easy, but doable
Many people want to know how to build highly effective teams and are unaware of the research Google did 10 years 😅 ago about the characteristics of highly effective teams. Here's my take on Project Aristotle and how leaders can use it to build highly effective teams.
www.patkua.com/blog/project...
www.patkua.com/blog/project...
February 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Many people want to know how to build highly effective teams and are unaware of the research Google did 10 years 😅 ago about the characteristics of highly effective teams. Here's my take on Project Aristotle and how leaders can use it to build highly effective teams.
www.patkua.com/blog/project...
www.patkua.com/blog/project...
🔥Hot off the press: Issue #287 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @gregorojstersek.bsky.social @ashleybelanger.bsky.social @abangser.bsky.social @martycagan.bsky.social @jasongorman.bsky.social & more! See https://buff.ly/4hnaTHv
February 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🔥Hot off the press: Issue #287 of Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech #cto #vpeng #engmanager #techlead w/content from @gregorojstersek.bsky.social @ashleybelanger.bsky.social @abangser.bsky.social @martycagan.bsky.social @jasongorman.bsky.social & more! See https://buff.ly/4hnaTHv
I'm excited to speak at CTO Craft Con: London, 10th-11th March!
I'll be giving a new talk, "The CTO Spectrum" to talk about some of the archetypes I've come across in my career, and even support today as a CTO Coach.
I'll be giving a new talk, "The CTO Spectrum" to talk about some of the archetypes I've come across in my career, and even support today as a CTO Coach.
January 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I'm excited to speak at CTO Craft Con: London, 10th-11th March!
I'll be giving a new talk, "The CTO Spectrum" to talk about some of the archetypes I've come across in my career, and even support today as a CTO Coach.
I'll be giving a new talk, "The CTO Spectrum" to talk about some of the archetypes I've come across in my career, and even support today as a CTO Coach.
I like to run a lightweight hashtag#retrospective at the end of my workshops as a way of getting feedback. I usually get some feedback on the "Do Differently", but this is the first time I can remember where it was completely empty 😅
January 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I like to run a lightweight hashtag#retrospective at the end of my workshops as a way of getting feedback. I usually get some feedback on the "Do Differently", but this is the first time I can remember where it was completely empty 😅
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Join over 35 renowned speakers at Agile meets Architecture 2025: @swardley.bsky.social @eoinwoods.bsky.social @tekiegirl.bsky.social and more. Take advantage of the last day of EB to save your spot and network with passionate professionals. www.agile-meets-architecture.com/2025/home
Agile meets Architecture
Agile meets Architecture is the conference bridging agile software development and software architecture since 2022.
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January 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Join over 35 renowned speakers at Agile meets Architecture 2025: @swardley.bsky.social @eoinwoods.bsky.social @tekiegirl.bsky.social and more. Take advantage of the last day of EB to save your spot and network with passionate professionals. www.agile-meets-architecture.com/2025/home
TIL that Scotland (and Northern) has different public holidays (i.e. bank holidays) than England/Wales 😅 For some reason I assumed they'd share the same Easter holidays 🤷
January 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
TIL that Scotland (and Northern) has different public holidays (i.e. bank holidays) than England/Wales 😅 For some reason I assumed they'd share the same Easter holidays 🤷
It's that time of year, where I have to retrain typing 2025 instead of 2024 😅
January 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It's that time of year, where I have to retrain typing 2025 instead of 2024 😅
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Blog post: I wrote up a huge article with photos and takeaways from every session I saw at YOW! this year (which was almost all of them). Thanks to all the speakers, volunteers, and the YOW team for making it happen! www.web-goddess.org/archive/26558
December 22, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Blog post: I wrote up a huge article with photos and takeaways from every session I saw at YOW! this year (which was almost all of them). Thanks to all the speakers, volunteers, and the YOW team for making it happen! www.web-goddess.org/archive/26558
It's coming up to the end of the year, so due to popular demand, I'm sharing an updated end-of-year Retrospective template for 2024. Make a copy of this template and use it to reflect on this year 🥳 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
It's coming up to the end of the year, so due to popular demand, I'm sharing an updated end-of-year Retrospective template for 2024. Make a copy of this template and use it to reflect on this year 🥳 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Looking forward to a Gleam language deep dive by @giacomocavalieri.me
December 12, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Looking forward to a Gleam language deep dive by @giacomocavalieri.me
Yes, anyone and everyone can be a leader 🥳
@patkua.bsky.social dropping some truth bombs- ‘having a title doesn’t mean you can lead - anyone on the team can demonstrate leadership ‘ #yow24
December 12, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Yes, anyone and everyone can be a leader 🥳
All set for the last of my Technical Leadership Masterclass workshops in Australia, this time in #Sydney as part of @yowconf.bsky.social Looking forward to helping people to level up 🥳
December 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM
All set for the last of my Technical Leadership Masterclass workshops in Australia, this time in #Sydney as part of @yowconf.bsky.social Looking forward to helping people to level up 🥳
At @yowconf.bsky.social #Brisbane today. If you want to chat about technical leadership or management, catch me around in the breaks or at my talk (in the red room) just after lunch
December 9, 2024 at 12:48 AM
At @yowconf.bsky.social #Brisbane today. If you want to chat about technical leadership or management, catch me around in the breaks or at my talk (in the red room) just after lunch
Read the alt tag 😂
I'm playing with Midjourney's character likeness tools. I asked it to draw me as a Pixar character with a light saber because that'd be pretty badass
December 6, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Read the alt tag 😂
Lots of great questions afterwards too!
So many gems in @patkua.bsky.social’s #YOW24 talk about tech leadership - anyone can do it, even without the title
December 6, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Lots of great questions afterwards too!
Looking forward to this new talk at #YOW24 in #Melbourne
December 5, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Looking forward to this new talk at #YOW24 in #Melbourne
At #Yow24 and @allenholub.bsky.social reinforcing some of the ideas from my Technical Leadership Masterclass… “The language of higher of management is money” (Yes! And I would also add time)
December 5, 2024 at 10:14 PM
At #Yow24 and @allenholub.bsky.social reinforcing some of the ideas from my Technical Leadership Masterclass… “The language of higher of management is money” (Yes! And I would also add time)