Technology Leadership is harder than they told you it would be

You're technically capable. You know what good looks like. But the role keeps throwing things at you that have nothing to do with technology - politics, stakeholders, strategy, and the creeping sense that everyone else has a playbook you never got.

I'm Richard Sage, an experienced Technology Leader, CTO/CIO/IT Director, Executive Coach and Mentor, Consultant and Strategist.

I build, lead, coach and transform technology teams, and coach and mentor technology leaders that transform businesses.

I write about what it actually takes to lead technology well — not the theory, but the messy, political, high-stakes reality of it. The IT strategies that don't get read. The stakeholders who don't get it. The first 90 days in a new role where everything feels urgent and nothing has a clear answer.

If you're a CTO, CIO, IT Director, or somewhere on that path — this is for you