The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

#1

Post by lucidplot » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC

The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer
refactoring.fm

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

#2

Post by lucidplot » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC

Non-paywalled version: https://www.annashipman.co.uk/jfdi/engineer-exec-translation...

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

#3

Post by ale » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC

If you’re a CTO who needs and engineering translator then maybe you’re the wrong person for the role.

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

#4

Post by jgbuddy » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC

Just don't work for non-technical people, problem solved. They're usually less successful anyways

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

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Post by aturek » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC

ale wrote: post #3

If you’re a CTO who needs and engineering translator then maybe you’re the wrong person for the role.

From TFA:

> Many CTOs, like me, have a strong engineering background, and so I will understand some of the requests you make without needing further explanation.

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

#6

Post by jet98 » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC

ale wrote: post #3

If you’re a CTO who needs and engineering translator then maybe you’re the wrong person for the role.

Amen

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

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Post by thesumofall » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC

jgbuddy wrote: post #4

Just don't work for non-technical people, problem solved. They're usually less successful anyways

I‘m a technical exec and most of the advice rings true. Somewhere the translation from technical goals to business goals has to happen. Good leads will help with that and good engineers will come prepared

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

#8

Post by KK7NIL » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC

I was expecting this to be a transformer model fine-tuned to translate engineering to exec speak.

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

#9

Post by lucidplot » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC

KK7NIL wrote: post #8

I was expecting this to be a transformer model fine-tuned to translate engineering to exec speak.

how hard could that really be to implement

Re: The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer

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Post by pan69 » Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC

thesumofall wrote: post #7

jgbuddy wrote: post #4

Just don't work for non-technical people, problem solved. They're usually less successful anyways

I‘m a technical exec and most of the advice rings true. Somewhere the translation from technical goals to business goals has to happen. Good leads will help with that and good engineers will come prepared

> Somewhere the translation from technical goals to business goals has to happen.

Should it not be the other way around?