Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

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Biggest career mistake aspiring and ambitious CTOs make

Because they felt so valuable in their career due to their tech skills

14h ago

Biggest career mistake aspiring and ambitious CTOs make

14h ago

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Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

How CEOs set up for failure CTOs, engineering and their business

CEOs: Can you please stop promoting overnight internal engineers to CTO because you "want them to hit the ground running"?

4d ago

How CEOs set up for failure CTOs, engineering and their business

4d ago

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90% of my scale-up customers who have an ownership problem, it’s usually due to this:

Lack of ownership in engineering often comes with misalignment between engineering and product, especially when:

Jun 24

90% of my scale-up customers who have an ownership problem, it’s usually due to this:

Jun 24

Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

The CTO job market is changing. Here's why you're not getting much luck:

3d ago

The CTO job market is changing. Here's why you're not getting much luck:

3d ago

Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

Why am I finding it so hard to get a CTO job?

This is the fundamental change that has taken place in the CTO job market in the last 18 months:

4d ago

Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

16 things CTOs often DON’T DO but should learn to do:

1. Putting metrics in place that truly reflect the performance of engineering in response to business needs 2. Being a proactive business…

Aug 28

16 things CTOs often DON’T DO but should learn to do:

Aug 28

Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

Is it bad being "just" an engineer?

Aug 24

Aug 24

Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

The 7 Types of CTOs: Which One Does Your Company Need?

Post created in partnership between Matt Watson and Adelina Chalmers. Post originally shared on Matt Watson’s Full Scale website.

Aug 23

Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

The Essence of the Executive Mindset: “I can’t blame my boss anymore”

When I was in the early stages of my career, I found it easy to blame my CEO when things went wrong.

Aug 22

The Essence of the Executive Mindset: “I can’t blame my boss anymore”

Aug 22

Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer

Ever wondered why some CTOs snag top jobs while others don’t?

It’s all about selling yourself right.

Jul 24

Ever wondered why some CTOs snag top jobs while others don’t?

Jul 24