[Verse 1] Fifty engineers just became two hundred strong Your keyboard days are fading, architect the throng Directors need their power, platforms need their plan Organization blueprints sketching with your hand Ten percent still coding keeps your instincts sharp Thirty percent with people, tuning every harp [Chorus] Scale stage symphony, conduct don't micromanage Ten-thirty-twenty-five-twenty-fifteen percentage Org design, exec talks, platforms and compliance Scale stage symphony, strategic self-reliance [Verse 2] Boardroom presentations, stakeholders await Cross-functional orchestra, you orchestrate Vendor negotiations, contracts on the table Compliance frameworks keeping systems stable Twenty-five percent on strategy and vision Platforms that empower, not create division [Chorus] Scale stage symphony, conduct don't micromanage Ten-thirty-twenty-five-twenty-fifteen percentage Org design, exec talks, platforms and compliance Scale stage symphony, strategic self-reliance [Bridge] Bottleneck monster lurking in the shadows Delegate decisions, let your leaders handle Twenty cross-functional, fifteen operations Trust your directors, build those foundations [Verse 3] Engineering heartbeat still within your chest Don't become the ivory tower disconnect Empowerment cascading through your leadership tree Architecture roadmaps setting teams free Executive vocabulary, budgets and the board Strategy translator, technical accord [Chorus] Scale stage symphony, conduct don't micromanage Ten-thirty-twenty-five-twenty-fifteen percentage Org design, exec talks, platforms and compliance Scale stage symphony, strategic self-reliance [Outro] Two hundred engineers, your orchestra complete Conductor's baton guiding every beat
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