SRECon Eu 2025 - The Executive Signal (slides)

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Today I shared some insights into the executive signal and gave some important tips that everyone can use to cut through the noise and drive change. Below I share the slides from my talk.

The following are the slides from my session, which was just 4 mins!

The title and abstract are provided below for completeness:

The Executive Signal: How to Cut Through the Noise and Drive Change

Cloud native teams often live closest to the problems—but their voices are the last to be heard. Despite offering real solutions, many engineers find their concerns ignored by executive decision-makers. The result? Ongoing firefighting, chronic on-call stress, and ultimately, burnout. With developers spending more than 10 hours a week reacting to incidents, faster and smarter executive action isn’t optional—it’s essential.

In this lightning talk, you’ll learn how to bridge the communication gap between technical teams and leadership. We’ll cover three actionable techniques you can start using today to make your message resonate—turning engineering pain into executive priority. If you want to stop spinning in operational chaos and start getting leadership buy-in, this talk will give you the tools to drive real change—without waiting for burnout to make the case for you.

One core topic: This talk will show 3 simple tricks on how to engage effectively with leadership to invoke change. 

Thanks to all who joined us on Wed, 8 October for the rapid fire lightning talks!