The best technical decision I ever made was rendered nearly useless because I could not explain it simply enough to get it funded.
Engineering leadership requires translating between the technical world and the business world without losing precision in either direction.
A CTO who cannot explain database indexing to a CFO in terms of query cost and business latency will not get the infrastructure budget they need.
Invest in your communication as deliberately as you invest in your technical skills. The technical skill determines what is possible. The communication skill determines what gets built.
— Dick Bassey | DevDick | 2023