[Verse 1] Sarah codes at midnight, screens aglow with functions But promotion calls her name to lead the engineering junction Now she's caught between the keyboard and the conference room door Being CTO means juggling what she's never done before [Chorus] T is for Technical vision, staying sharp with every trend E is for Empathy building, making sure your people mend A is for Alignment creating, business goals and code in sync M is for Mentoring others, helping junior devs to think Great CTOs balance both the human and the tech [Verse 2] Marcus built compilers, optimized each algorithm But his team feels disconnected, motivation growing dim Code reviews turn to battles, deadlines stretch and morale drops Technical genius means nothing if your culture always flops [Chorus] T is for Technical vision, staying sharp with every trend E is for Empathy building, making sure your people mend A is for Alignment creating, business goals and code in sync M is for Mentoring others, helping junior devs to think Great CTOs balance both the human and the tech [Bridge] Strategy sessions, architecture calls Sprint retrospectives down the halls Budget meetings, hiring plans Technical debt in your hands Communicate up, delegate down Wear the leadership crown [Verse 3] Elena learned the secret, splitting time between two worlds Mornings spent with product teams, afternoons where code unfurls She translates between the languages of profit and of Git Making sure her engineers and stakeholders always fit [Chorus] T is for Technical vision, staying sharp with every trend E is for Empathy building, making sure your people mend A is for Alignment creating, business goals and code in sync M is for Mentoring others, helping junior devs to think Great CTOs balance both the human and the tech [Outro] From developer to leader Growing people, growing code Great CTOs remember It's a dual-purpose road
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