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title: "Engineering Leadership Blog | ELC Community"
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# Engineering Leadership _Blog_

August 12, 2026  |  Marian Kamenistak

## [How to Become a CTO Without the VP of Engineering Step](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/blog/how-to-become-a-cto/)

Google says the path to CTO runs through VP of Engineering. Across 840 Central European member records, that seat is the emptiest rung on the ladder.

August 11, 2026  |  Marian Kamenistak

## [Director of Engineering vs Head of Engineering: 99 Leaders, 63 Titles](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/blog/director-of-engineering-vs-head-of-engineering/)

Director of engineering and head of engineering are one job under two words. Counted from 840 member records in Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Kraków.

August 11, 2026  |  Marian Kamenistak

## [Engineering Manager Coaching: Do You Need It Yet?](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/blog/engineering-manager-coaching/)

Coaching, mentoring and a peer room solve different problems. Which one an engineering manager needs first, and what the search results hide.

August 11, 2026  |  Marian Kamenistak

## [What Is Engineering Leadership? A View From Central Europe](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/blog/what-is-engineering-leadership/)

Engineering leadership defined by the community running 12 meetups a year in Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Kraków. What the job is here, and who does it.

August 9, 2026  |  Marian Kamenistak

## [Our partnership pricing is now an AI you can interrogate, and it gives 16% off](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/blog/build-a-community-partnership-with-ai/)

ELC's partner catalog now answers questions in chat or inside your own Claude or ChatGPT. Real prices, a 12-month plan, 16% off through the AI channel.

August 5, 2026  |  Marian Kamenistak

## [How tech companies partner with engineering communities in Central Europe](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/blog/partner-with-an-engineering-community-in-central-europe/)

What a community partnership costs, what it includes, and how it compares with running your own events. Real prices and hiring outcomes from ELC.

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