5 things every CTO SHOULD realise (but most don’t!):

1. That “your team” is the C Suite, not the engineering team.

2. That beyond 5 engineers, you have to start to let go of details and begin scaling yourself by leading other people.

3. Stop thinking that there’s a single right answer to it for all time or that the right answer is to conform with industry averages.

4. People are not like computers — stop trying to see them in black and white. Listen to understand!

5. What made you successful up to now, won’t make you successful going forward, certainly not beyond leading 10+ engineers.

Which of the 5 above have you seen too?

What other things do you think they should realise but often don’t?

PS: Thank you to Paul Butcher for clarifying point 3.

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