Most newly minted CTOs are stepping into their roles after years of working in the tech profession. However, that doesn’t mean someone new to the C-suite won’t experience any bumps in the road as they transition into a new leadership role—it’s expected that they will deal with a learning curve. Still, there are some common mistakes that all too many new CTOs make that can be avoided with some insight.
While many of the members of Forbes Technology Council have held leadership roles for some time now, they can all remember their first days with more responsibility, and many of them have mentored and guided other new CTOs. 16 of them share some of the common mistakes rookie CTOs make and how others can avoid making those same errors, now on Forbes.