Most Teams Don't Need a CTO. They Need the Right Kind of Leadership.
Most companies asking whether they need a CTO are actually asking the wrong question.
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Straightforward thinking on engineering leadership.
Practical lessons on making better decisions, strengthening execution and building leadership that scales.
Why Most Engineering Managers Struggle Early in the Role (And It's Not a Skill Gap)
Many Engineering Managers who look like they're struggling early in the role aren't lacking skill.
Read the article →The Hero Pattern: How Rewarding the Person Who "Holds It Together" Creates Leadership Debt
The people who look like the strongest leaders during a crisis are often quietly compensating for the exact problem they're being praised for solving.
Read the article →The Hidden Cost of Building for Scale Before You Need It
Early-stage technical decisions rarely fail immediately, and by the time they do, a team is usually choosing from options it already built for itself.
Read the article →How to Spot Leadership Debt Before It Slows Your Organization Down
If delivery in your organization depends on a small number of people constantly holding things together, that's not an execution problem.
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