{"id":5621,"date":"2020-09-02T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?p=5621"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:56:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T08:56:43","slug":"freshers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/freshers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should A Fresh CTO Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-ed8c4a9d      \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTable Of Contents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#remain-focused-on-your-career-path\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Remain focused on your career path<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#in-order-to-do-this-you-need-a-four-step-approach\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">In order to do this, you need a four-step approach.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#dont-be-rigid-about-your-responsibilities\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Don\u2019t be rigid about your responsibilities\u00a0<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#dont-overlook-cross-team-communication\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Don\u2019t overlook cross-team communication<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#dont-reinvent-the-wheel\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Don\u2019t reinvent the wheel<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#dont-believe-you-are-building-something-eternal\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Don\u2019t believe you are building something eternal<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#remain-focused-on-your-career-path\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Remain focused on your career path<\/a><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"uagb-cta__outer-wrap uagb-block-43c72da5\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__content-wrap uagb-cta__block uagb-cta__icon-position-below-title \"><div class=\"uagb-cta__left-right-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__content\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"uagb-cta__title\">Remain focused on your career path<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-cta-text-wrap\"><p class=\"uagb-cta__desc\">If you want to be prepared to make the right decisions at the right time for your career path it&#8217;s vital that you comprehend your own wants and needs, as well as all the options in front of you. Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to keep reading our developer career-focused content as it is published!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uagb-cta__link-wrapper uagb-cta__block-link-style\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aVzd27\" class=\"uagb-cta__button-link-wrapper wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-cta__link-content-inner\"><span>SUBSCRIBE NOW<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/how-become-cto\/\">Becoming a <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">Chief Technology Officer<\/strong> (<span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2c3ac16\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_technology_officer\">CTO<\/span>)<\/a> is an arrival point on many <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-72e4aa78\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\">career<\/span> paths. Taking that <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f5930932\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/role\">role<\/span> on for a 20+ <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-148aff10\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> (or larger!) is obviously more challenging than starting from scratch in a start-up, but the basics don&#8217;t change: a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2d71bc3d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_technology_officer\">CTO<\/span> is always the link<em style=\"user-select: auto;\"><\/em> between <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-3284c26f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/technology\">technology<\/span>, <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-6c4de580\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/business\">business<\/span>, and <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f07d0c72\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">teams<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is particularly interesting to recap the set of<strong> critical hard and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-21a4c8f8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/soft_skills\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/what-skills-should-you-still-practice-and-hone-as-a-cto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soft skills<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/what-skills-should-you-still-practice-and-hone-as-a-cto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/what-skills-should-you-still-practice-and-hone-as-a-cto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for a first-time <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9666a1cd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_technology_officer\">CTO<\/span><\/a>, both in what has to be done and what doesn&#8217;t need to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clarify the requirements of your CTO role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to say what the very first task a new <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c303a4a4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_technology_officer\">CTO<\/span> should tackle is. The <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ee30de6b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_executive_officer\">CEO<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-75ecf244\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/customer\">customer<\/span>&#8216;s needs are priorities for you, and you can&#8217;t overlook the developer <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ad8cf044\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\"><strong>team<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most frequent pieces of advice is to clarify the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4fe2cd7c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/requirement\">requirements<\/span> and the <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/a-cto-in-the-making-what-skills-should-you-have\/\" class=\"ek-link\">CTO\u2019s role description<\/a> with your peers in your own words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[jwp-video n=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In order to do this, you need a four-step approach. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Every <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2fdde26d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> needs a <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/4-different-types-of-chief-technology-officer\/\" class=\"ek-link\">different CTO<\/a>. You should make your own personal list first, then;<\/li><li>Ask your peers directly what they expect from you, and make a second list;<\/li><li>Combine list 1 and 2 to get the final list of your duties and responsibilities as a CTO;<\/li><li>Read the final list to all of your peers.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up a <span id=\"urn:enhancement-bc01202b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/meeting\">meeting<\/span> to deal with point number four. Ask your peers clarifying questions and note down their answers, then read your final notes to them. Later, when you are on your own, write up the final points in a way that will be easy for you to read.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have this list clear in your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-6df78654\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/mind\">mind<\/span>, set up a second <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-ebcd4ed8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/meeting\">meeting<\/span> to recap and collect your peers&#8217; final remarks. Here, make sure to separate out the useful additional points from the superfluous ones, or you risk ending up with an endless list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cto-2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"chief technology officer cto\" class=\"wp-image-8421\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If your <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f59018b7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_executive_officer\">CEO<\/span> is the only member of the board, simply speak to the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f8d15887\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_executive_officer\">CEO<\/span> and ask what the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-77292a09\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>\u2019s <strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-24696dda\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/business\">business<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-49203bf5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/goal\">objectives<\/span><\/strong> are: you have to understand and share his vision of targets, resources, and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-206924c5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/goal\">objectives<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you also meet the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-22221e83\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_financial_officer\">CFO<\/span> periodically. This is the person who measures results, so planning the forthcoming three months together is a good practice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are presented with many <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3134667f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/goal\">goals<\/span> or only one, talking to your peers is an important part of your new <span id=\"urn:enhancement-32572c8b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/role\">role<\/span>. You should set up regular report <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ff81ba5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/meeting\">meetings<\/span> with all of them &#8211; you can also decide to break it down into smaller, or one-to-one, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-77d2b71c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/meeting\">meetings<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inspire and learn from your team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-ee69e8ff\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/teamwork\">Teamwork<\/span> <\/strong>is the foundation of every startup. Nobody will tell you this, but team management is one of a CTO&#8217;s  unwritten responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put effort into understanding the decisions and motivations of the people or teams directly relevant to your responsibilities. Think of them as a developing <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8764273d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might start by reviewing your <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c783561b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/employment\">employees&#8217;<\/span> <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-509150\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/curriculum_vitae\">CV<\/span>s. Check what <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3d8c42bf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/experience\">experience<\/span> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/call-them-essential-not-soft-skills\/\" class=\"ek-link\">skills<\/a> they say they have, verify these claims and figure out where they may have over- or underrated themselves, where they need to improve or update, and what is really relevant to the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b6e3ed7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>&#8216;s <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2974668e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/goal\">goals<\/span>. Your <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3a63ee17\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span> must always match the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e8ca98f8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>&#8216;s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Satisfaction is the keyword to achieve this <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9fbd8455\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/goal\">goal<\/span>. Your <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d3a8402\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span> members should work well individually, be paid appropriately, and interact well with each other. Look at these points closely, talk to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4c351175\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\"><strong>people<\/strong><\/span>, and keep an eye on the results they produce in their assigned projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to manage your team, not micro-manage them; respect their way of dealing with technical and personal problems, and be aware of their strengths and weaknesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t compete with them: if your <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-abbf4fa8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\">career<\/span> <\/strong>path previously had you in a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-393e8235\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/role\">role<\/span> lower in the hierarchy, leave that behind and become a fully-fledged <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-e7e9d768\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/talent_manager\">manager<\/span>. This is particularly important if you were a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f5306052\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">software developer<\/span> &#8211; step away from this role completely,  and never code against your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-c710aa29\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/employment\">employees<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Control workflow and information flow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8216;five W&#8217;s&#8217; make communication clear, and are a fundamental requirement if you want to ensure all <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-1d152286\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> members are pushing in the same direction. The &#8216;five W&#8217;s&#8217; are: What, Why, Where, hoW, and When. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ignoring how your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7831c21a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> describes its <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2ea3855f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/goal\">goals<\/span> in terms of these five golden points, or not staying up to date with these key point can create many problems for a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7161c0b2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> : programming mistakes, unproductive <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-873c953f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/meeting\">meetings<\/span>, inaccurate <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-e4017396\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/customer\">customer<\/span> communications, and many other issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The way to avoid this issue is <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e80288bf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/media_communication\"><strong>communication<\/strong><\/span>. Firstly, teams (<span id=\"urn:enhancement-513f4d05\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span>, marketing, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f55fee62\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/sales\">sales<\/span>, etc) should regularly report to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8b10737f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/management\"><strong>management<\/strong><\/span>; secondly, the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-52cadcb5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/management\">management<\/span> team should organize  <span id=\"urn:enhancement-60a800df\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/meeting\">meetings<\/span> that involve a broader spectrum of stakeholders,  some of which should include a final Q&amp;A session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is more difficult to master these flows when your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-e75efe49\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> is a small start-up. Many <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-d8e5b16b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> believe that everybody knows everything when working in a small group, but this is often untrue. There is a need for explicit information control in small <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7d8816f8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span> too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/newly-appointed-cto-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"cto\" class=\"wp-image-8422\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-f43d848b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/corporate_title\">C-level<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3beb3f6b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/talent_manager\">manager<\/span> <\/strong>needs to manage <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6f9c351f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> in a diplomatic way. Addressing issues too directly can cause conflict. Let&#8217;s take  a common example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose you see a problem with timing. The direct question would be \u201cWill you meet the deadline?\u201d. This could be taken a direct attack, so consider adopting another, less direct alternative, such as \u201cI like your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-3d99e74\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/idea\">idea<\/span>, but pay attention to the deadline\u201d or making a making use of a concerned facial expression without saying anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, in situations where you really need to say that something won\u2019t work, you have to be clear and straightforward in your communication. 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Will these considerations be important in the medium-to-long term? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good choice today could be a failure tomorrow. The vision of a CTO should consider each technology not only from a stand-alone point of view but also from a systemic standpoint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Innovation should not be feared, but disruption, which never has just one technological victim but usually demands the rethinking of multiple parts of the process, can be a challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not being ready to rethink processes could be your final mistake, in today&#8217;s fast-paced industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The &#8216;don&#8217;ts&#8217; often come easier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A final way to summarise the best way forward for a new CTO is to ask a senior CTO. A good way to match what has been said in terms of &#8220;do this and this&#8221; can be the addition of &#8220;don&#8217;t do this, nor this either&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis Nappez, CTO and co-founder of the tech-enabled BlaBlaCar company, gave these &#8216;don&#8217;t-based&#8217; answers in an <a aria-label=\"interview in 2019 (opens in a new tab)\" style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welcometothejungle.com\/en\/articles\/the-dos-and-don-ts-for-success-as-a-cto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">interview in May 2019<\/a>. Several of his answers really complement this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t be rigid about your responsibilities&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your role as a CTO is probably not clearly distinguished from that of a normal contributor if you work in a start-up or small business. A million different tasks, many not part of your theoretical duties may arise at any moment and you have to take care of some of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be aware of the theory, but live in the reality: think like a true CTO &#8211; work as needed in your present job, and always be sure that communication is coherent, startspositively and arrives in full. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The larger your company and the higher the degree of organization, the more typically C-level your job is. <em style=\"user-select: auto;\">\u201cYou go from being a \u2018doer\u2019 to being a \u2018leader\u2019, where you have to make decisions and communicate them,\u201d<\/em> says the CTO of BlaBlaCar. <em style=\"user-select: auto;\">\u201cThe team behind the project must understand why they are working on it, what the goal is, and then the rest will come easily.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t overlook cross-team communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The role of the CTO is also cross-functional, apart from being the technological leader of the company. 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