I once reported to a CTO whose bible was How To Influence People and Make Friends. On the flip side, I once worked with a CTO who was technical, but couldn't m

I once reported to a CTO whose bible was How To Influence People and Make Friends. On the flip side, I once worked with a CTO who was technical, but couldn't make friends or influence people. End result was that he couldn't get senior managers behind his ideas or plans and nothing he tried to do went anywhere.