TVOL - Tech Voices On Leadership

In episode two, we unpack The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — and why it’s less a “leadership book” and more a practical guide to self-leadership.We talk about what happens when your circle of concern starts hijacking your brain, how to shift from reactive firefighting to proactive influence, and why time management is really energy management — especially when the pressure stacks up. Along the way, we dig into the urgent/important matrix, value-based leadership (including the “funeral” thought experiment), and the difference between merely hearing people and actually understanding them.Expect candid stories from technical life — on-call calls that weren’t really emergencies, long troubleshooting nights that magically resolve after sleep, and the reminder that you never fully know what someone else is carrying. If you lead technical teams (or want to), this one is for you.

Your first leadership role can feel like getting your driver’s license — technically approved, but still white-knuckled behind the wheel. In Episode 1, we talk about the transition from technical expert to leader: the identity shift, the emotional impact, and why people are the most complex “systems” you’ll ever work with. We also explore how to avoid becoming the bottleneck, how to lead without controlling, and why great leadership often starts with curiosity instead of answers.

From long study nights to leading teams and global expert communities — this episode introduces the two voices behind Tech Voices on Leadership.Marius shares how a paid CCNA course in 2004 became the turning point from “IT as a hobby” to a 20-year career spanning CCIE/CCDE and community leadership. Ibrahim brings the other half of the story: 15 years across networking and security, a relentless learning habit, passing some of the toughest certifications in the industry, and the real-world challenge of being both a technical contributor and a people leader.They met at Cisco Live, kept the conversations going, and realized something: the hardest problems aren’t with the zeros and ones - they’re the ones involving humans. If you’ve ever moved from being “the expert in the room” to the person responsible for helping others succeed, this is where the journey starts.techvoicesonleadership.com

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