groCTO Podcast

C S Sriram from Betterworks | How EMs Break into Leadership—Road to Success

groCTO Podcast

2544Feb 21, 2025

In this episode of the groCTO Podcast, host Kovid Batra speaks with C S Sriram, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, about his journey from an Engineering Manager to a VP of Engineering, navigating leadership challenges, and scaling engineering teams effectively. Sriram shares insights into the critical mindset shifts required to transition from managing execution to driving strategy at an executive level.

Lubo Drobny from Cisco | Building Teams vs. Branching Out

groCTO Podcast

1766May 29, 2024

In this episode, host Kovid Batra welcomes Lubo Drobny, Senior Leader & Software Engineering Coach at Cisco. With an impressive professional background at Seimens & SAP Labs, Lubo also actively contributes to the tech community through blogging, hosting podcasts, and organizing meetups centered around product and software engineering topics. Today, you can find Lubo talking about building teams from scratch vs branching, engineering metrics, team excellence, & much more.