{"id":8084,"date":"2020-09-02T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?p=8084"},"modified":"2022-06-03T12:42:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T10:42:16","slug":"how-become-cto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Become A Chief Technology Officer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\n  if (typeof fz === \"function\")<br \/>\n    fz(\"event\", {<br \/>\n        \"name\": \"howbecomecto\",<br \/>\n        \"value\": \"10\",<br \/>\n        \"unit\": \"euro\"<br \/>\n    });<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-78068d8e      \"\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><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#want-to-upgrade-your-cto-skills\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Want to upgrade your CTO skills?<\/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><\/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-ce8ce48e\"><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 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 contents as they get published!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uagb-cta__link-wrapper uagb-cta__block-link-style\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><a data-fz-event=\"howbecomecto\" 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>Without a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7cc4cfa2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/technology\">technology infrastructure<\/span>, almost no <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-dd617182\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> would be able to operate. That&#8217;s why the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:local-annotation-418797\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_technology_officer\"><strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">Chief Technology Officer<\/strong><\/span> is so essential nowadays. Becoming a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2f311977\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> is tricky, though. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/a-cto-in-the-making-what-skills-should-you-have\/\">You need to have a lot of different skills<\/a> to do this <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4ba1e0d9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span> <\/strong>the right way. Make sure to read on to find out how to get there, whether you&#8217;re just starting or want to advance to <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-c7747e60\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> <\/strong>later on in your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f888a1d7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\"><strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">career<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-does-a-cto-do\">What does a CTO do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Chief <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-9070d2f9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/technology\">Technology<\/span> Officer oversees the IT department of an organisation. The precise tasks depend on a wide variety of factors. Chief among them is the size of the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-1aa31196\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>, the country where the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-505f299b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> is based, and the <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-75b0eea1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/industry\">industry<\/span> <\/strong>the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-9116d350\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> operates in. That&#8217;s why we commonly refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/different-types-cto\/\">4 types of CTO<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is CTO important? Nowadays, most (if not all) <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-23e7b31c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span> need a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4a56bd5d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> or IT <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-bc054327\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/talent_manager\">manager<\/span> (the latter for <strong>smaller <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-1c203b9f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span><\/strong>) to make sure the technology side of the operation runs like clockwork. This is true even for more traditional <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4b90a46\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/industry\">industries<\/span> and organisations like manufacturing and construction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4c07f94b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/technology\">technology<\/span> strategy has become such an integral part of day-to-day operations, <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-c3547674\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span> need someone to manage it properly. How hands-on your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-54df38bf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/role\">role<\/span> as a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-bed9027e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">Chief Technical O<\/span>fficer is, depends on the size of the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f9604808\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>. The bigger the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-cfceb710\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>, the fewer tasks you&#8217;ll do yourself and the more <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7693bf43\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> you&#8217;ll have to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">enterprises<\/strong>, you&#8217;re usually operating at a more strategic level. This can mean helping to decide which <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-6b15af1c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>-wide <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-bddbd4f6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/system\">systems<\/span> to implement and leaving the actual <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-bec459c1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/implementation\">implementation<\/span> to your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f86b7b70\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span>, who then report back to you. As you head a department, you&#8217;re usually a budget-holder and need to make sure your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-559b7200\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/cto-cxo-performing-teams-delivering-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">team<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/cto-cxo-performing-teams-delivering-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> consistently performs well<\/a>.&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\/become-cto-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"become a cto\" class=\"wp-image-8404\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2b848ef7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">teams<\/span> are larger and the <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-e0dd968\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/role\">roles<\/span> <\/strong>within those <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-a5ff76c7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">teams<\/span> are more diverse and specialised, it&#8217;s common for the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2951f88c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> not to have the same in-depth <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-6fb9a99f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/knowledge\">knowledge<\/span> of all areas as those specialists. You have to be able to deal with this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-a7e691de\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span>, on the other hand, usually reports to the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2986f11e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_information_officer_cio\">CIO<\/span> or directly to the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7a3707fd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_executive_officer\">CEO<\/span>. In <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f8c73d85\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/small_and_medium-sized_enterprises\"><strong>SMEs<\/strong><\/span>, this role typically has a more hands-on <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-937f8249\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/role\">role<\/span>, a smaller <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-3a1360b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span>, and reports to the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-bf6e99ea\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_executive_officer\">CEO<\/span> or director. The shorter lines of communication and lack of red tape usually mean things get done faster. But budgets may not be as high as they are in larger <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-d2bcc491\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\"><strong>enterprises<\/strong><\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notable exceptions to this are well-funded <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-db511562\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/startup\">startups<\/span> <\/strong>with money to burn to grow the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-154a85c8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> quickly. This usually comes at the expense of your free time. So, if you&#8217;re a 9-5 type of person, the latter type <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-78646933\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> <\/strong>may not be your cup of (Earl Grey) tea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More in general, many argue that a good CTO should take on his\/her shoulders the task to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/lead-digital-transformation\/\">lead the technical transformation of a company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-does-it-take-to-be-cto\">What does it take to be CTO?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Becoming a Chief Technology Officer isn&#8217;t easy. And being a <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/freshers-guide\/\">fresh CTO<\/a> can be daunting. That&#8217;s why you need to be prepared for when your time to become a CTO will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this role, you&#8217;ll have to be a \u201ctechie\u201d to understand the department you&#8217;re managing. This means that not every so-called \u201c<span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-404ea945\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-e3ba8280\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/talent_manager\">manager<\/span>\u201d can be a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-d872c677\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span>. Additionally, you&#8217;ll need to have enough <strong><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-b6988cb0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-ab2274d6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span><\/strong> to lead a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-b6b9c786\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span> of specialists who probably know a lot more than you do about their specific subject matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So where do you&nbsp; start? The first step is to get&nbsp; the necessary degrees in fields like <strong><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2e77c0c2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_science\">computer science<\/span> <\/strong>or <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4fb864dd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_engineering\"><strong>software engineering<\/strong><\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, the possibilities regarding where, what and how long you study are endless. So it&#8217;s best to pick something that closely aligns with your interests and life. Like, where you live, what you can afford, or where you see yourself working. With almost everything being taught <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-5868ecb3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/online_and_offline\">online<\/span> nowadays, it&#8217;s not even necessary to move to certain countries or cities to get a great education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not sure what <strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-84fc565a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/academic_degree\">degree<\/span> <\/strong>to get, just pick something that gives you the most possibilities going forward. It&#8217;s a common myth that your learning life ends after you graduate. Newsflash: it doesn&#8217;t. If you don&#8217;t keep up with everything new and relevant, you&#8217;re most likely going to be out of a <strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-a907f56c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span> <\/strong>before you even reach the CTO level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, you&#8217;ll have to gain some <strong><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-15de23c3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/strategy\">strategic<\/span> <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-50f5eb26\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/business\">business<\/span><\/strong> skills if you want to be able to give good <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-e4a304b3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/strategy\">strategic<\/span> advice. It&#8217;s best to learn these <strong><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-b27a9abe\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span> <\/strong>in the real world. You can teach yourself all the theories out there, but in real life, circumstances don&#8217;t play by the rules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning to think on your feet doesn&#8217;t happen with your bum firmly planted on the family sofa. So get out there and make sure to do some <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-fbc9294d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/strategy\">strategic<\/span> internships<\/strong> to learn strategic planning with the types of <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-67c3e449\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span> you want to work for later in life.<\/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\/becoming-a-CTO-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"becoming cto\" class=\"wp-image-8405\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-it-a-good-job\">Is it a good job?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That depends on what you consider a \u201cgood <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-5802fc38\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span>\u201d. Like we mentioned earlier, you can be a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-3ed31a59\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">Chief Technology Officer<\/span> in a wide variety of different <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-ee6bb7f5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span>  and organisation in just about any <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-3b683a5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/industry\">industry<\/span> there is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-9904b9c1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">chief technical officer<\/span> of a car <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-a24d3eaf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> is something totally different than being the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-c4b7f074\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> of a steelworks. And being a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-9d15be0c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> in <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-73165026\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/china\">China<\/span> is different than being one in <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-144c5fb9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/south_africa\">South Africa<\/span>. The same goes for <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-92329d69\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> sizes: for a large <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7769e79f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_as_a_service\">SaaS<\/span> <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-8fd03abc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/multinational_corporation\">multinational<\/span> is something totally different than for a local supermarket chain.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it&#8217;s really up to you to decide if being a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-563a13e9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> is a good <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-bab0e062\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span> for you. Just try to figure out if you want the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-aa6d257a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/role\">role<\/span> in the first place. Next, figure out in which country, <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f9ff18cb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/industry\">industry<\/span>, <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">organisation <\/strong>and <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-853f475f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> size you want to be a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-6fc9d236\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span>. After that, plan for getting there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-skills-should-you-have\">What skills should you have?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7c83fec3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span> you should have as a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/how-to-become-cto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"chief technology officer\">chief technology officer<\/a> depend on the industry and type of <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-533261e8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> they&#8217;re going to work for. In general, though, we can list several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/hone-what-skills\/\"><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-3b0cf9c5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span> your average CTO can be expected to possess<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned before, leading a <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c05f6290\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span> of specialists means you&#8217;ve got to know at least the basics of their expertise, although preferably more if you want to make life easier for you and your <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1e2ab43\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">coding<\/strong>, for example. Let&#8217;s say your team needs to implement new digital products or productivity software and do so come custom work to make sure it connects to a <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">legacy CRM<\/strong> system your company can&#8217;t sunset right now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know your way around a few languages, you can get a better idea of whether the cost and project delivery estimates of either your people or hired consultants are realistic or not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same goes for dealing with <strong>management <\/strong>or other departments. You can give them better estimates or manage their expectations better.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way this knowledge benefits you is through how much <strong>respect <\/strong>you get from your team. Nobody wants to be managed by somebody who isn&#8217;t interested in their area of expertise. The team won&#8217;t feel you or upper management takes them seriously. This may cause them to resent you and drain their motivation levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ties into your role as a <strong>leader<\/strong>, which you must be comfortable with, too. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/leadership-developer-teams\/\">Being a leader means<\/a> supporting your team but also being able to make hard decisions when the time comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/transition-tech-lead-cto\/\">team leader<\/a>, this won&#8217;t sound new to you. As a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:local-annotation-264059\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/leadership\">leader<\/span>, you must wear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/technical-leadership\/\">multiple faces<\/a>. You must be a good <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">negotiator<\/strong>. For example, you have to make sure you get the right amount of budget for your team. On the other hand, you&#8217;ll have to negotiate salaries with team members or quotes with suppliers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another essential skill of a good chief technology officer is being a great <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">communicator<\/strong>. This means being able to communicate well with experts within your team and explain to them the business rationale of management decisions, for example.&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\/HOW-TO-BECOME-CTO-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"How to become a CTO\" class=\"wp-image-8406\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This works both ways. We touched upon dealing with other departments a few paragraphs ago. You&#8217;ll have to be able to explain the fairly complex subject matter to others who usually don&#8217;t even have a basic understanding of technology or the patience to learn about it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t underestimate this skill. It&#8217;s hard to get right without offending the person sitting in front of you. You can start working on your <strong>communication skills<\/strong> right now by trying to explain technical subjects to your non-tech friends and family members or by following courses on the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another skill that comes in handy is<strong> project management<\/strong>. If you don&#8217;t want your projects to either never start or come to a grinding halt sans results after loads of resources have been spent, you will want to become a great project manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">Strategic know-how<\/strong> is a necessary skill, too, as you want to be able to bet on the right tools that will drive the future growth of the company as efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but definitely not least, you must be able to endure stress. Don&#8217;t underestimate this aspect before you embark in your process of becoming a CTO. Way too many of your predecessors had to quit because of it. Even some of the most renowned names in the industry at some point have had to deal with <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/avoid-cto-meltdown\/\">burnout<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-need-an-mba\">Do you need an MBA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It does help to have excellent <strong>business skills<\/strong>. As in knowing how a business operates, business models, and what the needs of the business in general and its other departments are. So, you&#8217;ll have to gain knowledge about the economics of the business and industry you&#8217;re in right now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t end there. It also means getting to know the company\u2019s <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-741291\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/customer\">customers<\/span>. And to make sure you and your department gain a strong position internally, it helps to understand the needs of other departments, like sales, marketing, customer support and finance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you need an <strong><span id=\"urn:local-annotation-47879\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/master_of_business_administration\">MBA<\/span> <\/strong>to get proper business skills? No. But it may be useful if you&#8217;re gunning for upper management or want to have a certain degree on your profile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the MBA, it&#8217;s often a more general approach to business and the knowledge may not all be relevant (anymore) for your particular industry. So much gets disrupted these days\u2014be it due to advances in technology, climate change or pandemics\u2014that the old playbooks don&#8217;t necessarily apply anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[jwp-video n=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s not to say MBAs are useless. It&#8217;s essential to learn from the past. However, if you run a <strong>business<\/strong>, even as a sole proprietor, you can learn by doing without footing a massive MBA bill. And these days, almost any business knowledge can be found via significantly less expensive and more focused online courses from a variety of reliable sources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you might as well try a stint as a business owner to gain those business strategy skills. This will give you even an even greater&nbsp; advantage if and when you decide to go back to being an employee. Most employees don&#8217;t have any experience running a business, so that can put you ahead of the competition for a chief technology officer role.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Chief Technology Officer oversees the<strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"> IT department <\/strong>of an organisation. The latter can be a small business, a massive corporation, or anything in between. Taking this role upon your shoulders often implies having to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/quit-coding\/\">quit programming<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What exactly you&#8217;ll end up doing depends on the size of the company and the country and industry in which you&#8217;re operating. As a general rule of thumb, you can say the smaller the company, the more <strong>hands-on<\/strong> your tasks will be and the fewer people you\u2019ll be managing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good CTO needs to understand at least the basics of the skills of the many specialists that report into them. On the other hand, you need to be able to work with other departments and internal stakeholders who may not have the slightest clue about anything technology-related. So you need to be a <strong>great communicator<\/strong>, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other essential skills for the role of CTO are good business acumen, strategy and negotiation and project management skills. An MBA may be right for you, but you might as well gain this experience for yourself by starting a business or through less expensive, more focused courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">education<\/strong>, it&#8217;s common to start with a degree in fields like computer science or engineering and work from there.&nbsp;Undoubtedly, constant study is a must and some techniques like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/becoming-deliberate-learner\/\">deliberate learning<\/a> may come in handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since technology is only going to be more abundant in the coming years, it&#8217;s a safe bet as a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> But, before you even start thinking of becoming a CTO, we suggest you to deeply understand the <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/cto-pros-cons\/\">pros and cons<\/a>. Being a CTO is not easy. At all! It requires a large skill set and involves many responsibilities. Fear not though. If this is truly what you want, perseverance and the will to overcome all the setbacks will finally get you there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And one day you might even realise that you want even more than that. Who said you cannot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/become-ceo\/\">become a CEO<\/a> one day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-upgrade-your-cto-skills\">Want to upgrade your CTO skills?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use our expertise to upgrade yours\u2014who knows, maybe one day you&#8217;ll be updating your LinkedIn profile with a CTO position. <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\">It&#8217;s never too late to grow<\/a>, and you may also find out there&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/fastest-route-to-cto\/\">faster <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/from-developer-to-cto-what-is-the-fastest-route\/\">route<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uagb-cta__outer-wrap uagb-block-3c476e02\"><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 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 contents as they get published!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uagb-cta__link-wrapper uagb-cta__block-link-style\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><a data-fz-event=\"howbecomecto\" 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\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remain focused on your career path 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 wants and needs as well as all the options in front of you. Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to keep reading our&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":8085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":9,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[4209,6272,43],"collections":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8084","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cto","8":"tag-careers","9":"tag-cto","10":"tag-soft-skills","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CTO position your dream goal? Find out how to get there - Codemotion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Becoming a CTO or Chief Technology Officer is not easy. You&#039;ll need many different skills. Find out how to get there right now...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Can You Become A Chief Technology Officer?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Becoming a CTO or Chief Technology Officer is not easy. You&#039;ll need many different skills. Find out how to get there right now...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Codemotion Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Codemotion.Italy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"#\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-02T07:40:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-03T10:42:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"974\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lorenzo Ermigiotti\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@#\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CodemotionIT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lorenzo Ermigiotti\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"11 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lorenzo Ermigiotti\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e54433adb771f0b877d4127bade34b40\"},\"headline\":\"How Can You Become A Chief Technology Officer?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-02T07:40:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-03T10:42:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":2384,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Careers\",\"CTO\",\"Soft Skills\"],\"articleSection\":[\"CTO\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/\",\"name\":\"CTO position your dream goal? Find out how to get there - Codemotion\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-02T07:40:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-03T10:42:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Becoming a CTO or Chief Technology Officer is not easy. You'll need many different skills. Find out how to get there right now...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":974,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"cto\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/how-become-cto\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dev Life\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"CTO\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/dev-life\\\/cto\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"How Can You Become A Chief Technology Officer?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/\",\"name\":\"Codemotion Magazine\",\"description\":\"We code the future. Together\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Codemotion\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/codemotionlogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/codemotionlogo.png\",\"width\":225,\"height\":225,\"caption\":\"Codemotion\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Codemotion.Italy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/CodemotionIT\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e54433adb771f0b877d4127bade34b40\",\"name\":\"Lorenzo Ermigiotti\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f84c267900f04a567ce1305c970bdb4520775aae41992ae028d80e84dc7009a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f84c267900f04a567ce1305c970bdb4520775aae41992ae028d80e84dc7009a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f84c267900f04a567ce1305c970bdb4520775aae41992ae028d80e84dc7009a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lorenzo Ermigiotti\"},\"sameAs\":[\"#\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/#\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.codemotion.com\\\/magazine\\\/author\\\/lorenzo-ermigiotti\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"CTO position your dream goal? Find out how to get there - Codemotion","description":"Becoming a CTO or Chief Technology Officer is not easy. You'll need many different skills. Find out how to get there right now...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Can You Become A Chief Technology Officer?","og_description":"Becoming a CTO or Chief Technology Officer is not easy. You'll need many different skills. Find out how to get there right now...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/","og_site_name":"Codemotion Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Codemotion.Italy\/","article_author":"#","article_published_time":"2020-09-02T07:40:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-03T10:42:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":974,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lorenzo Ermigiotti","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@#","twitter_site":"@CodemotionIT","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lorenzo Ermigiotti","Est. reading time":"11 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/"},"author":{"name":"Lorenzo Ermigiotti","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/e54433adb771f0b877d4127bade34b40"},"headline":"How Can You Become A Chief Technology Officer?","datePublished":"2020-09-02T07:40:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-03T10:42:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/"},"wordCount":2384,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Careers","CTO","Soft Skills"],"articleSection":["CTO"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/","name":"CTO position your dream goal? Find out how to get there - Codemotion","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2020-09-02T07:40:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-03T10:42:16+00:00","description":"Becoming a CTO or Chief Technology Officer is not easy. You'll need many different skills. Find out how to get there right now...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg","width":974,"height":675,"caption":"cto"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/how-become-cto\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dev Life","item":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"CTO","item":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"How Can You Become A Chief Technology Officer?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/","name":"Codemotion Magazine","description":"We code the future. Together","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization","name":"Codemotion","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/codemotionlogo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/codemotionlogo.png","width":225,"height":225,"caption":"Codemotion"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Codemotion.Italy\/","https:\/\/x.com\/CodemotionIT"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/e54433adb771f0b877d4127bade34b40","name":"Lorenzo Ermigiotti","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f84c267900f04a567ce1305c970bdb4520775aae41992ae028d80e84dc7009a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f84c267900f04a567ce1305c970bdb4520775aae41992ae028d80e84dc7009a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f84c267900f04a567ce1305c970bdb4520775aae41992ae028d80e84dc7009a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lorenzo Ermigiotti"},"sameAs":["#","https:\/\/x.com\/#"],"url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/author\/lorenzo-ermigiotti\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lorenzo Ermigiotti","author_link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/author\/lorenzo-ermigiotti\/"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg",974,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-300x208.jpg",300,208,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-768x532.jpg",768,532,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg",974,675,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg",974,675,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg",974,675,false],"small-home-featured":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled.jpg",100,69,false],"sidebar-featured":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-180x128.jpg",180,128,true],"genesis-singular-images":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-896x504.jpg",896,504,true],"archive-featured":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-400x225.jpg",400,225,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/team-leader-skills.1-scaled-600x600.jpg",600,600,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Lorenzo Ermigiotti","author_link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/author\/lorenzo-ermigiotti\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Remain focused on your career path 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 wants and needs as well as all the options in front of you. Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to keep reading our&#8230;&hellip;","lang":"en","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8084"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17885,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084\/revisions\/17885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8084"},{"taxonomy":"collections","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collections?post=8084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}