Hey Tech Leads,A pretty odd episode for you this morning tech leads. Super curious to know how you got in the role, what you're going to when you boot up in the morning, and what you're looking for. Wish you and I could have done this one 1:1

No. 85 - Tech leads: Track. Adjust. It's tech leadership in motion!

Mar 6th, 2020 10m 50s

Hey Tech Leads,We're closing out a review of the fundamentals this week, tech leads. That is: the FOUR CORE! Today we're closing out the week with one of my favorite, but least discussed, topics: tracking and adjusting. This is where it all co

No. 84 - Great tech leads craft compelling visions and show up!

Mar 4th, 2020 14m 36s

Hey Tech Leads,We're sticking with the fundamentals this week, tech leads. That is: the FOUR CORE! This week we're reviewing all four, and in today's episode we're diving into vision crafting and showing up/work ethic. Remember, these are raw

No. 83 - If you want to be a great tech lead, you'll start with listening!

Mar 2nd, 2020 18m 16s

Hey Tech Leads,Coming up this week we’re going back to the fundamentals again. Doing great work means mastering—and practicing—the fundamentals. The Four Core starts with listening, and we explore it again today.Remember, these are raw, hot t

No. 82 - Tech leadership moments: spot them; step into them! 💪

Feb 28th, 2020 13m 4s

Hey Tech Leads,I actually think we may be breaking new leadership ground on this episode, tech leads! Today we're talking about tech leadership moments, how to spot them, and how to step into them. Give it a listen!For the better, more refine

No. 81 - How's your work ethic, tech leads? 🤔

Feb 26th, 2020 11m 5s

Hey Tech Leads,It's Wednesday. We're 1/2 way there! We're also still getting back into our grind. Speaking of grind, I want to share this idea with you that, as you move into the tech lead role, you work ethic starts to take on a much bigger r

No. 80 - We're back. Let's talk about consistency tech leads!

Feb 24th, 2020 13m 9s

Took a few months off there, but now we're back. We'll talk about being consistent in your tech leadership (and the podcast).SEGMENTS-0:05 - Intro 👋0:45 - While I was away....3:47 - CONSISTENCY9:04 - Some thoughts about purposeFRE

No. 79 - Connect the work with your team's motivations tech leads!

Dec 16th, 2019 13m 19s

Hey Tech Leads,Today I want to have a quiet, heartfelt 1:1 with you about your role as a tech lead and how you can help your team reconnect with why they work in this field in the first place and how they can connect with the work you have to

No. 78 - How To: A workflow and worksheet to make you a more impactful tech lead 💥

Dec 11th, 2019 23m 57s

Hey Tech Leads,In today's episode, we build on Monday's idea for a worksheet, and actually describe an improved workflow and worksheet for how to organize all the stuff you need to truly be an impactful tech lead.*** This Saturday, December 1

No. 77 - How do you know if you're doing the right things tech leads?

Dec 9th, 2019 11m 59s

Hey Tech Leads,*** This Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. we're doing another free, live training session on YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://techleadcoachin

No. 76 - What did you learn this week, tech leads?

Dec 6th, 2019 10m 19s

Hey Tech Leads,*** Don't forget that on Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. we're doing another free, live training session on YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://

No. 75 - Can you be a tech lead without leading people?

Dec 4th, 2019 13m 9s

No. 74 - Listening is a leader's secret weapon and insights from an engineering manager

Dec 2nd, 2019 11m 23s

Hey Tech Leads,Sorry I missed you last week. Don't forget that on Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. we're doing another free, live training session I'm doing over YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or

No. 73 - Listen powerfully and craft compelling visions tech leads!

Nov 20th, 2019 19m 11s

Hey Tech Leads,This week I'm going to be sharing some of the content for the upcoming, free, live training session I'm doing over YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://t

No. 72 - We're doing free live training on Saturday tech leads!

Nov 18th, 2019 17m 27s

OOM - Out of microphone this week tech leads!

Nov 13th, 2019 1m 20s

Hey Tech Leads,This week I'm away from the microphone. But don't let that be an excuse for not focusing on impact and the four core fundamentals: listening, showing up, tracking+adjusting, and crafting awesome visions. See you next week tech

No. 71 - What is the definition of a tech lead?

Nov 8th, 2019 12m 14s

Hey Tech Leads,This week we've been foraging through the internet looking for great writing on the tech lead role. Today, we're focused on Patrick Kua's post The Definition of a Tech Lead, which has some points I think you might find interesti

No. 70 - Lots of people have lots to say about the tech lead role + community updates

Nov 6th, 2019 15m 6s

Hey Tech Leads,This week we're scrounging through the internet looking for great writing on the tech lead role. Today, we're I'm focused on Edmond Lau's post What Does It Mean To Be An Effective Tech Lead? which has an interesting approach you

No. 69 - We're all trying to figure out this tech lead role!

Nov 4th, 2019 19m 54s

Hey Tech Leads,This week we're going to scrounge through the internet looking for great writing on the tech lead role. Today, we're starting with Peter Gillard-Moss's post, "Techie to tech lead: My five biggest mistakes," which is super insigh

No. 68 - Have a bigger technical impact tech leads!

Nov 1st, 2019 14m 30s

Hey Tech Leads,We're continuing our conversation on having an impact as a tech lead. On Wednesday, we talked about having a bigger impact on the team. Today we're going to talk about having a bigger impact on the technology itself.This podcas

No. 67 - Tech leads: Ways to impact your team!

Oct 30th, 2019 12m 39s

Hey Tech Leads,We're continuing our conversation on having an impact as a tech lead. This week we're focused on how to have an impact on the team. On Friday we'll talk about having an impact on technology.NEW! The podcast is still a place whe

No. 66 - This week we're talking about IMPACT tech leads! 💪

Oct 28th, 2019 13m 59s

Tech leads! This week we're talking about why focusing on your tech lead IMPACT is so important. Today, we're introducing the topic. On Wednesday and Friday we'll talk about how to have more impact with your team and your technology, respectiv

No. 65 - Change the way you see your job tech leads!

Oct 23rd, 2019 17m 53s

Hey Tech Leads,We're building on what we talked about on Monday. The question for today is how do you see your job? Do you see yourself as reacting or leading, and how can you change it? Also, this week we talked about some articles I read rec

No. 64 - How can you start seeing yourself as a leader, tech leads?!

Oct 21st, 2019 9m 53s

Hey Tech Leads,This week we're going to build on what we started last week. The question is, how can you start seeing yourself as a leader. For real: what's the transition you need to go through?NEW! The podcast is still a place where we can

No. 63 - Action > motion tech leads!

Oct 18th, 2019 11m 34s

Hey Tech Leads,Wrapping up this Atomic Habits (a book by James Clear) journey we're on this week. NEW! The podcast is still a place where we can think through some thoughts and be sketchy about stuff. It’s full of hyperbole, half complete tho