[Verse 1]
Seven books to read before your first year's done
Team Topologies shows how teams should run
Conway's Law says structure shapes your code
Skelton and Pais light the perfect road
[Verse 2]
Cagan wrote Inspired for product minds
Empowered teams are what success defines
User outcomes over feature lists
Product thinking that just can't be missed
[Chorus]
T-I-H-H-S-B-R, seven books to make you star
Team then Inspired, Hard things too
High Output, SRE, Microservices blue
Radical Candor caps it all
Read these seven, stand up tall
CTO knowledge in your brain
Seven books to break the chain
[Verse 3]
Hard Thing About Hard Things tells the truth
Horowitz shares what works when times are tough
When layoffs come and coffers run dry
Leadership lessons money can't buy
[Verse 4]
Grove's High Output Management shows the way
One-on-ones and OKRs every day
Meetings with purpose, leverage your time
Management methods that help you climb
[Chorus]
T-I-H-H-S-B-R, seven books to make you star
Team then Inspired, Hard things too
High Output, SRE, Microservices blue
Radical Candor caps it all
Read these seven, stand up tall
CTO knowledge in your brain
Seven books to break the chain
[Bridge]
Site Reliability keeps systems alive
Google's playbook helps your site survive
Newman's Microservices breaks monoliths down
Service boundaries all over town
[Verse 5]
Scott's Radical Candor teaches how to care
Challenge directly, show you're really there
Feedback that builds instead of tears apart
Leadership wisdom straight from the heart
[Chorus]
T-I-H-H-S-B-R, seven books to make you star
Team then Inspired, Hard things too
High Output, SRE, Microservices blue
Radical Candor caps it all
Read these seven, stand up tall
CTO knowledge in your brain
Seven books to break the chain
[Outro]
First year reading, foundation strong
Seven authors singing wisdom's song
Technology leadership starts right here
Seven books to make your path clear