What software developers say and what they mean are sometimes two different things. Or to put it another way, what software developers say and what you hear are two different things. In this episode we discuss common statements from software de

Legal 101 For Your Tech Startup — Radiance Harris on Leadership

Dec 21st, 2016 37m 20s

Radiance Harris is the founder and managing attorney of Radiance IP Law. She provides outside general counsel services to startups with an emphasis on trademark law, copyright law, advertising law, and business contracts. She takes care of th

Technocentricity — The Fifth Dysfunction of a Software Team

Dec 14th, 2016 26m 38s

This is episode 5 in the series: The Five Dysfunctions of a Software Development Team, modeled after the book by Patrick Lencioni. Access the full series at hellotechpros.com/team. What You Will Learn in This Episode Why falling in love with

Avoidance of Leadership — The 4th Dysfunction of a Software Team

Dec 7th, 2016 33m 52s

This is episode 4 in the series: The Five Dysfunctions of a Software Development Team, modeled after the book by Patrick Lencioni. Access the full series at hellotechpros.com/team. What You Will Learn in This Episode An overview of Patrick L

The Second Dysfunction of a Software Team: Social Anxiety

Nov 23rd, 2016 34m 7s

This is episode 2 in the series: The Five Dysfunctions of a Software Development team, modeled after the book by Patrick Lencioni. Access the full series at hellotechpros.com/team. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/social-anxiety-leadershi

The First Dysfunction of a Software Team: Cowboy Coding

Nov 16th, 2016 40m 14s

This is episode 1 in the series: The Five Dysfunctions of a Software Development team, modeled after the book by Patrick Lencioni. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/cowboy-coding-leadership/ What You Will Learn in This Episode An overview

When and How to Bring on Help for Your Startup

Oct 26th, 2016 45m 15s

This is Part 3 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business. What You Will Learn In This Episode How to make the decision to either bootstrap or find investors. Why you need to build as much value in your company as pos

Why Competition Sucks When You Should Be Collaborating — Corey Grusden on Leadership

Oct 19th, 2016 48m 44s

Corey Grusden has been programming computers for 25 years, and has built software for government, education, and numerous companies. A few years ago he decided to cofound a software development consultancy to build web and mobile apps. They ha

How to Grow From Uber-Geek to Self-Aware to Geek-Leader — Tom Cooper on Leadership

Oct 12th, 2016 40m 55s

Tom Cooper, father of 7, started out his career as a computer geek. Along his journey he worked in big and small companies building teams, running projects, and building software products. Today Tom is a speaker, trainer and coach. He says he g

Jedi Mind Tricks to Influence Your Colleagues into Action Without Pissing Off the Empire (Or Your Boss)

Oct 5th, 2016 50m 24s

Career Hyperdrive Course: Day 3 The Career Hyperdrive Course is a free 7 day email and audio course for technical professionals to help launch your career into hyperspace. Each module in this course is designed to help you overcome a major ba

Helicopter Bosses and Cash Flow FinTech — Kevin Jean-Charles on Leadership

Sep 28th, 2016 31m 16s

Kevin Jean-Charles is the Founder of Transparency Financial Technology Corp which owns and operates Finslide brand, a personal cashflow technology that services families and individuals. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/kevin-jean-charles

How to Increase Staff Retention Without Being a Bully — Maggie Georgopoulos on Leadership

Sep 21st, 2016 39m 33s

Maggie Georgopoulos is the Leading Global authority on career development for women in male dominated industries. She is the author of the upcoming book, Up the Ladder in a Skirt, which is hailed as the book for women in challenging roles globa

Treat Your Employees the Way You Want Them to Treat the Company — Eric Fisher on Leadership

Sep 14th, 2016 35m 4s

Eric Fisher is the .NET Content Author for Code School. He also has over 10 years of experience as a software developer. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/eric-fisher-leadership/ Key Takeaways Are you recognizing the extra effort and over

Why Tech Lead Positions Are So Lonely — Patrick Kua on Leadership

Sep 7th, 2016 41m 26s

Patrick Kua is a Technical Principal Consultant for ThoughtWorks in London. He is a conference speaker and author of "The Retrospective Handbook" and "Talking with Tech Leads" and is passionate about bringing a balanced focus on people, organiz

Why Leaders Need to Understand the New Trinity of Power — Chris Surdak on Leadership

Aug 31st, 2016 37m 25s

Chris Surdak is an award winning author, futurist, technologist and former rocket scientist. Chris writes about technology disruption and help companies navigate the accelerating changes around us. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/chris-

Founders Invest in Improving 1-on-1's Through Duuoo.io — Dennis Green-Lieber on Leadership

Aug 24th, 2016 40m 27s

Dennis Green-Lieber is a product/business developer at Founders, a startup studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark and the co-founder of duuoo.io. Dennis is a veteran in the marketing technology space in the agency world and turned into a startup k

You Have What It Takes to Be a Great Leader, Here's How — Rennie Cook on Leadership

Aug 17th, 2016 40m 44s

Rennie Cook is an executive coach, trainer and speaker. He specializes in working with executives who are frustrated with their own performance, or their team's, and offers leadership, management and team development solutions. Show notes at

Using Systems Architecture to Build Teams — Scott Jancy on Leadership

Aug 10th, 2016 38m 48s

Scott Jancy has worn several hats over the course of his career: historian, architect, Naval Officer, planner, and most recently, as a consultant working globally on small and large scale infrastructure development projects. He works closely wi

Help Desk to Infrastructure Engineer to IT Director — Zach Hughes on Leadership

Aug 3rd, 2016 43m 31s

Zach Hughes is the Director of Technical Services at CHS, Inc. He has 17 years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure in a variety of disciplines including cloud computing, application hosting, data centers, converged infrastructure, sec

How to Sell Your Ideas to Your Boss — Mike Crandall on Leadership

Jul 27th, 2016 45m 29s

Leadership and sales is similar. It's about influencing and getting buy-in. Your audience has to have confidence in you to embrace your idea. Mike Crandall is a Speaker, Consultant, Coach and Trainer focused on Proactive Business Growth. He is

Delegate, Empower and Build Trust — Tarek Dina on Leadership

Jul 20th, 2016 42m 12s

A product of the University of Oklahoma, Tarek Dina is an accomplished entrepreneur, boasting a highly-skilled 19-year career reflecting a clear leadership style of identifying, developing, and implementing business solutions for a wide variety

Lead With Consistency — Carson Heady on Leadership

Jul 13th, 2016 41m

Carson Heady is a published author of two sales books and numerous articles on selling and leadership who has served at multiple levels of sales management in his career. He has worked in technology, advertising and telecommunications. Carson l

Why Toyota Doesn't Manage From the Conference Room — Jason Burt on Leadership

Jul 6th, 2016 37m 53s

Jason Burt learned many leadership lessons while working with Toyota including being intimately connected with the problems that trouble the team. Jason Burt owns Evolve Holdings LLC and has over 20 years of leadership and cultural change exper

Why Great Dev Managers are Like Pirate Ship Captains — Jeff Maxwell on Leadership

Jun 29th, 2016 38m 16s

If the Command and Control management style is like the British Armada then do dev managers need to be a lot more like pirate ship captains? Jeff Maxwell is an application architect with experience in Fortune 100 corporations, a longtime softwa

Business Acumen — The 9 Critical Attributes in Performance Reviews: Part 3

Jun 22nd, 2016 42m 50s

This is part three in a three part series, focused on the 3 business-focused attributes that build a connection and value to the business. Part 1: Getting Personal Part 2: Teamwork Download the Performance Feedback Cheatsheet Show notes at ht