Time to Ditch the Solo Act? Join a private, curated CTO peer group
What's a CTO Mentoring Circle?
Meeting monthly, Mentoring Circles provide you with regular, facilitator-led discussions and learning in a small group of peers
Circles are groups of up to 8 technology leaders of similar experience levels
Each Circle is facilitated by an experienced CTO Coach
Members suggest and vote on discussion topics for each session
Members bring their own experiences, along with insights from the Coach
Why join a CTO Mentoring Circle?
Curated groups: we choose leaders with similar levels of experience, team size and structure and business stage.
Experienced facilitator: the groups are led by a CTO who’s been in your position, and can help guide through to solutions and provide mental tools.
Commitment to improvement: membership of a group brings accountability for continuous improvement and openness.
Full access to Campus: Circle members have access to all courses, assessments, groups and resources in our exclusive learning platform.
FEEDBACK FROM CIRCLE MEMBERS
We love hearing from our Community and Circle members – see how CTO Craft has helped them below
Nayur Khan, Global Head of Technical Delivery at QuantumBlack
“The workshop was incredibly insightful and very well run. It aimed to brainstorm through unconscious biases and fears around recruiting junior talent, and provide useful and practical tips to overcome them.”
Matt Varughese, CTO at Drover
“It was a great way to find new and practical solutions to various real challenges I have faced. Overall a fantastic opportunity to learn from others, who have been through similar experiences and can share their thoughts and advice.”
Dr Ole Moeller-Nilsson, CTO at Pivigo
“The CTO Craft mentoring group was fantastic; the various open discussions in a small group around a wide variety of topics really helped me build my confidence as first time CTO.”
Allistair Crossley, CTO at Coconut
“Taking part in a Circle whilst also launching a FinTech business was especially useful to me as I was able to raise a bunch of real-time challenges and get the group’s take every week, practice and report back the week after on results (CI with people!). By the end of the Circle I felt more confident, capable and equipped to discharge the role of CTO.”
Arif Shanji, Head of Development at Kano
“I think the sessions are brilliant and I’m learning a lot. There’s a good mix of participants at different levels. We’re going at a good pace with bite-sized material.”
John Plummer, Head of Development at Reevoo
“What I have appreciated most is being able to ask very specific questions about real situations and getting actionable feedback and also recommendations on tools and reading that would be useful in similar future situations.”
Guy Farley, CTO at Bought By Many
“The CTO Craft Mentoring Circle was a great learning experience and huge fun. Our Coach had a model to share for every conceivable management situation and it was great just to share experiences, and frustrations, with other CTOs.”
Charaka Goonatilake, CTO at Panaseer
“A truly unique coaching experience – providing sorely needed support for technical leaders. It’s a hugely effective concept to bring together individuals leading technical organisations together with a seasoned CTO to discuss problems and actionable solutions.”
Tom Watson, CTO at Hubble
“The Circle was an amazing experience. Not only was the coach great but hearing from other CTOs with similar challenges at different stages was equally as valuable. I feel a lot more equipped to manage as the company grows and changes.”
Marcus Lambert, CTO at Omobono
“The Mentoring Circle has been outstanding – it has helped me to reflect on my leadership style, identifying areas for improvement and helped me communicate clearly with my teams. As I direct result of an idea/perspective we had in the circle, I have made 50k cost-saving at Omobono, highly recommended.”
Emanuele Blanco, CTO at Moneyfarm
“I heard about the great CTO Craft community from a fellow CTO and was glad to join. There’s lots of different experiences and points of view, and I felt I could both get and give back to the community.”
Sarah Hale, Director of Engineering at Unity
“The Mentoring Circles in particular have been a highlight – having an experienced coach facilitating discussions between engineering leaders from different backgrounds who are facing similar challenges has been incredibly valuable.”
Jon Topper, CTO at The Scale Factory
“The Mentoring Circle was extremely valuable – it was useful to be able to talk openly about our challenges, gain insights and new perspectives from other attendees, and to learn new tools and techniques useful to the CTO role.”
Claire Donald, VP Engineering at MOO.com
“Being part of a Mentoring Circle has been a very valuable learning experience. I’m able to connect with other leaders outside of my own industry, where we can share knowledge and give advice on our own individual challenges”
What you'll learn
Design, Build & Debug Engineering Culture
Build Leadership and Team-building Skills
- Vision, values and goal-setting
- Hiring, on-boarding, retention, development and motivation
- Meetings, 1:1s and time management
- Teamwork, collaboration and team building
- Stakeholders and upward management
- Stress and burnout
- Feedback, delegation and decision-making
Architect & Maintain Quality Technology Products
Learn how to Plan and Build Products the Right Way
- Software architecture and engineering practices
- Platforms and technologies
- Security and data privacy
- Research and development
- Data engineering and science
- Quality assurance
Create Sustainable Operations, Process & Infrastructure
Bullet-proof Ops, Project Management Processes and Secure Platforms
- Product management and roadmapping
- Process and release planning, Agile and Lean
- Infrastructure, performance and ops
- Continuous integration and release management
- Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
- Budgets and resource planning
- Security, governance and risk
Want to chat about joining a circle?
If you’d like to know more about the benefits of joining a Circle, the kinds of conversation you’ll have, the support you’ll gain from being part of a group, and so on, click below and fill in your details to arrange a chat.
Commitment and costs
Membership of a Circle costs £2199 per year, which includes full access to Campus. We ask for a commitment of 12 months in order to build trust and coherence in the group, and to ensure every member has an opportunity to speak about issues that are important to them.