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In this episode Andy Davis talks to James Griffin, the CTO at Idio a software service platform. He talks to Andy about what it means to be a CTO and the challenges when leading a technical team. Show Notes: What does James Griffin do? 1.04 James’ technical experience and skills 1.25 What is a CTO? 2.09 Focusing on leadership as the team grows 4.38 Technical abilities in a CTO 5.53 Approaching hiring new talent 6.55 Setting realistic expectations about time to hire 8.44 Securing the right cultural fit for the company 11.24 Practical measures to ensure a cultural fit 13.45 What makes an office culture? 18.35 Building a truthful and consistent culture 19.48 Tech tests that also test team work 23.41 Challenges when people move to remote working 24.43 Finding strategies to manage working while being interrupted 26.45 How to motivate a tech team 28.09 What behaviours for a successful leader? 33.18