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When does a body of work reach completion? One answer is to end it by choice. This week in episode 356 you’ll hear the reasons behind our in...
Has organizational change redefined your job role? If it hasn’t yet, it will at some point. Whether acknowledged or ignored, every organizat...
Imagine your work day starting off like any other only to find you’ve been laid off. What would you do next? Dave Stevens lived this reality...
How can we help recruiters advocate for us in a tough job market? According to people industry veteran Christy Honeycutt, our guest in episo...
Go-to-market strategy is something we often associate with a company or its products / services, but what if we could apply go-to-market to...
Original Recording Date: 11/2/2025 Expect a Change Moving Forward – The Schedule Hi everyone – thank you for being a listener. T...
What does it mean to become AI native? It’s not about using every AI tool on the market. For Milin Desai, the CEO of Sentry, it’s about beco...
When we use a generative AI tool, providing more context can often lead to better output. What if we could apply this to our communication w...
How curious do you think you are at work? Take a second to rate yourself. After today’s conversation with guest Milin Desai, you’re going to...
As managers inherit larger teams inside flatter organizations, we might immediately point out the challenges. But what about opportunities?...
What happens when layoffs lead to organizational flattening, fewer managers, and larger teams? It’s a trend we’re seeing in the tech industr...
Episode 346 is dedicated to the memory of Todd Cochrane. Todd was the founder of Blubrry Podcasting, a Navy veteran and electronics technici...
Pursuing a role in leadership is one thing, but what happens when you try to return to life as an individual contributor? Our guest, Paul Na...
Imagine transitioning from individual contributor at a company to managing an organization of 155 people. That’s quite the promotion. How wo...
Remember all the times someone took a moment to help you in your career? This act of support is what Jason Gass calls a “lost art” in the te...
“Unfortunately, your role at this company has been eliminated.” These are the words none of us want to hear, but it’s a reality many in tech...
What can you do to stand out as an individual contributor on a large team? The first step is seeking absolute clarity on your role, and it b...
How can managers be effective when they are expected to manage larger teams? To strengthen relationships with team members and support team...
Imagine getting 45 minutes to describe and defend the quantifiable impact of your body of work as an individual contributor accumulated over...
Could a greater understanding of what people managers do make you a better individual contributor? And would it also cause you to treat your...
How does one company form an effective technology partnership with another company? Our guest this week might tell you it’s not so different...
Looking back on one’s career, it might be easy to connect the dots between job roles you held in the past, but what can we really do to infl...
How honest should we be in job interview situations when it comes to what we don’t know? Srikanth Bollavaram, our guest in episode 335, woul...
Imagine developing a set of skills that enables you to get a management job, only to find you have to throw away the entire toolkit that mad...
This week in episode 333 John flies solo in a discussion of using AI to help generate high-quality career documentation. Original Recording...
This week in episode 332 we’re joined by guest Erin O’Quinn. In this part 3 of our discussion with Erin we’ll discuss her career journey thr...
Looking to improve the performance of your team? Improve the way they communicate, and you just might surprise yourself. When we take the ti...
Being a utility player in the sports world is one thing, but what does a utility player look like in the tech industry? Erin O’Quinn, our gu...
How should we be managing our careers during times of uncertainty? News of layoffs and economic uncertainty induces paralyzing fear and anxi...
Your manager has a preoccupation, but do you know what it is? The answer reveals a clue about their focus and the culture this manager will...
How well do your personal and professional life align to your passion areas? For returning guest Joseph Griffiths, seeking mentorship helped...
If you had something to share, what would you say, and how would you say it? Daniel Lemire asked himself the same question in the process of...
What happens when there is too much change at once after making a job change? Daniel Lemire had learned the principles of DevOps and combine...
When you’re missing a specific experience in your career, how do you get it? Daniel Lemire was missing experience in a large enterprise to p...
If your career was a product, what would the current release notes say? Just as product managers launch a minimum viable product (MVP) and e...
Why do you think women leave careers in technology? Sometimes they are bullied, but sometimes it’s the loneliness. This week in episode 322,...
How do we determine if a manager is the right fit based on our personality, values, and the way our brain works? Kellyn Gorman diligently in...
What if your strategy at work was to take on the problems no one else will? For Kellyn Gorman, this is a strategy that suits the way she wor...
If you think the job of a manager is to serve their team, think again. This week in episode 319 Richard Russell returns to make the distinct...
Have you ever felt a work task was boring or a waste of time? It might be because you didn’t understand why you were asked to do it in the f...
Cruise ship captains rely on the expertise of a local harbor pilot to safely dock the ship at a port. What if we as the captains of our care...
How prepared are you for a career emergency like losing a job? Disaster recovery plans for your career, just like troubleshooting, start wit...
Can writing documentation beef up your troubleshooting skills? This week in episode 315 David Klee returns to explore the connection between...
Does the ADHD brain experience stress differently in situations like being laid off, for example? According to Skye Waterson, ADHD coach and...
Are push notifications directing your day? While useful in some ways, push notifications can also become a huge distraction, especially for...
How should we use our influence as technologists? For Julia Furst Morgado, it’s not about increasing followers on social media or hitting so...
What would you do with a free pass to a tech conference? Julia Furst Morgado had to decide whether to attend KubeCon without ever having bee...
Does a successful consulting career mean you should only work for yourself? David Klee insists you first need to become a skilled consultant...
What does it mean to be a consultant? We’ve explored the consultant role as part of the career path of previous guests, but this episode kic...
What does it mean to coach someone? Is that the same or different from being a people manager? Ramzi Marjaba is back to delve deep into the...