About The CTO Compass

Every week, I cover a different topic for CTOs, from working with (remote) developers, technology, vision & strategy, cyber security, team culture to finance. These are my learnings from 20 years of Tech Leadership.

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About the author: Mark Wormgoor

👋 Hi there! I'm Mark - and I'm obsessed with leadership in tech. As the founder of Tairi and the Maverick CTO Program, I am dedicated to helping CTOs and Tech Leaders set new standards in leadership, excelling in building inspired teams, product innovation, and delivering value. I'm deeply passionate about tech, about supporting organizations and individuals in accelerating their growth and success. I take incredible pride in delivering exceptional results and driving positive change.

To date, I have nearly 30 years of experience, as an entrepreneur and business leader with a proven track record in consulting, start-ups/scale-ups and large enterprises. Throughout my career, I've enjoyed working with renowned organizations including: Lipton | CRH | Jacobs Douwe Egberts | Accenture | Shell | ING | ABN Amro | Van Lanschot | KLM Air France | and many more.

Check out my work:

  • Mark Wormgoor - my personal website

  • CTO’s: Let’s go Maverick!
    Our coaching program empowers CTOs to become Mavericks. Lead with clarity, take bold actions, inspire your team, pursue your goals with passion, exude conference, challenge norms and persevere through challenges.

  • 10x your Tech Capability with Tairi... built on top of our Maverick philosophies, Tairi unlocks the full potential technology can bring your business - from tech strategy, vision and team building to software development, infrastructure and cyber security.

The Best Articles from our Past

Artificial Intelligence

  1. Moving from CTO to CAIO

  2. Structured Experiments with AI

  3. AI Experiments: Top or Bottom Line?

Hiring Developers

  1. Hiring the Right Candidate

  2. Hiring the Right Candidate (2)

  3. Hiring for Skills

  4. Hiring for Diversity

  5. Onboarding Remote Freelancers

  6. Onboarding Magic

Developer Productivity

  1. The DORA Framework

  2. The SPACE Framework

Remote Work

  1. Outsourcing vs Offshoring vs Remote Work

  2. The “Head of Remote”

  3. The Remote Handbook + Five tools

  4. Why Remote Work is here to stay

  5. Async Comms

  6. Fun with Async Comms

  7. Remote Replacements for the Watercooler

  8. Transitioning to Remote Work

HR matters for CTO’s

  1. Learning & Development - Stretch Zones

  2. Learning & Development - 70:20:10

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