🔄 The Evolution of the CTO Role: Leadership in the Age of AI

Join Matt Watson and renowned CTO coach Adelina Chalmers in a forward-thinking exploration of how the Chief Technology Officer role is transforming for 2025 and beyond. This compelling discussion illuminates the critical shift from technical order-taker to strategic business leader, offering invaluable insights for technology executives navigating the evolving landscape.

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Key Discussion Points:

🎯 The transition from order-taker to strategic business partner

🔄 Three critical dimensions of engineering leadership

💡 Product thinking as a cornerstone of technical leadership

⚡ AI's impact on traditional CTO responsibilities

🌱 Building empathy-driven technical teams

📊 Aligning technical and business metrics for success

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction and changing CTO landscape

3:46 - Strategic leadership evolution

7:23 - Technology's role in business value

12:13 - Three types of engineering leaders

17:24 - CEO-CTO relationship dynamics

21:48 - AI's impact on technical roles

24:22 - Business integration challenges

27:00 - User-centric metrics discussion

29:30 - Future of technical leadership

31:05 - Product-focused leadership emergence

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