Why Leadership is Limiting Our Future

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and opportunities in leadership and hard tech, emphasizing the importance of developing strong leaders in a changing technological landscape.

This solo episode explores the challenges and opportunities facing hard tech and leadership in today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape. The host announces the rebranding of their company from Better Everyday Studios to Built, with a renewed focus on training the next generation of hard tech leaders. The discussion covers why large-scale technology projects so often run over budget, highlights the critical role of leadership in the success of ambitious endeavors, and examines how AI is reshaping company sizes and the demand for effective technical leaders. The episode also outlines three key reasons why developing strong leaders is more essential than ever. Listeners are invited to tune in next week for a conversation with Matt Gialich from Astroforge, who will share insights on asteroid mining and building agile organizations.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Gjertsen

Guest: Matt Gialich

Topics covered

• leadership
• technology
• hard tech
• AI
• training
• budget management

Keywords

• leadership
• hard tech
• AI
• technology projects
• budget
• training leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Astroforge, Better Everyday Studios, Built

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