Ranked #1
Overcoming Crappy Leadership and the Illusion of Control
Overcoming Crappy Leadership and the Illusion of Control
With Travis out this week, Nick and Brandon discuss a strongly-worded Twitter thread calling out bad leaders, what they'... Read more
14 Jan 2019
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31mins
Ranked #2
The Invisible Work of Management
The Invisible Work of Management
A thread on the "orange website" got Nick thinking: What are signs a manager is succeeding? What are red flags that they... Read more
21 Aug 2019
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48mins
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Creating Self-Managing Teams
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Ranked #4
Personality Conflicts and the "Us vs. Them" Mindset
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Engineering leaders Sean Massa and Trek Glowacki join Travis, Nick, and Brandon to discuss what they've learned from the... Read more
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Ranked #6
Building Trust with Teams
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17 Jul 2019
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Ranked #7
Priorities, Impact, and Wrangling the "Manager's Calendar"
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Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about the vast array of "priorities" that can overwhelm a manager. The group talk through... Read more
29 Apr 2019
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Ranked #8
"Being the Bull": What to Do When Words Have Weight
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Now that you're a leader, you may be surprised to find that your words sometimes carry weight that you didn't intend, fe... Read more
4 Mar 2019
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Fearless Politics and Eiffel's Tower
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Travis and Brandon talk with Nick about his recent Lead Developer talk about Gustav Eiffel, the story of his iconic towe... Read more
17 Dec 2018
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39mins
Ranked #10
Remote Teams, Coping, and Bringing Your Whole Self to Work
Remote Teams, Coping, and Bringing Your Whole Self to Work
Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about the chaotic and downright scary state of the world and our own prior adjustments to... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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58mins
Ranked #11
Lessons from Captain Haynes
Lessons from Captain Haynes
Nick pays homage to one of his heroes, Captain Al Haynes, who saved hundreds of lives by managing a crisis during a famo... Read more
16 Oct 2019
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41mins
Ranked #12
Estimation: Where Everything is Made Up and the Points Don't Matter
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Estimation is the bane of many software developers' existence. Nick, Travis, and Brandon discuss (and argue) about why e... Read more
18 Feb 2019
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52mins
Ranked #13
CTO vs. VP Engineering: What's the Difference?
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Travis and Brandon welcome new co-host Nickolas Means, Engineering Manager at GitHub, to talk about the tracks in engine... Read more
15 Oct 2018
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38mins
Ranked #14
Performance Reviews: When and How to Use Them
Performance Reviews: When and How to Use Them
This week, Nick, Travis, and Brandon respond to a listener's question about when and how to successfully use performance... Read more
12 Jun 2019
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36mins
Ranked #15
Working Alongside Product Teams: What We've Learned
Working Alongside Product Teams: What We've Learned
Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about their successes and failures working alongside product teams. They discuss what kee... Read more
8 Apr 2019
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40mins
