Product Driven The Changing Role of the CTO in 2025
🔄 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
âš¡ 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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