November 20, 2024 | 36:53

Learn how to lead software teams effectively by asking resourceful questions, empowering autonomy, and fostering ownership and growth.

July 29, 2024 | 21:49

Feel like your manager’s doing a bad job? You might switch into management yourself. Here are some lessons on how to do it right.

July 9, 2024 | 15:16

Does programming ever get tiring? Frustrated by being left out of decisions by the company? You may wonder if you should become a manager.

October 23, 2023 | 29:10

Trusting people is getting tougher than ever these days, and nobody seems to have a harder time than programmers and managers.

October 16, 2023 | 24:29

Understand the Tech Lead role in-depth, debunking myths and revealing key responsibilities to help you decide if it’s your ideal career path.

July 27, 2022 | 14:42

Ever wanted to do something new, or make a change on your software project – but other people on your team won’t support you?

February 15, 2019 | 14:20

The core values, or motivation for starting the software company that the founders have can keep an agile team from becoming toxic.

July 10, 2018 | 11:16

Over the years I’ve had to lead many software developers, and it’s become much easier since letting go of being seen as “the expert”.

June 8, 2018 | 10:16

One of the most frustrating software projects I’ve been on was when we designed a product that never got built!

May 8, 2018 | 18:51

Does it sometimes feel like the decisions made by leaders are almost trying to get programmers to hate their software development projects?

March 16, 2018 | 10:40

It takes special software leadership skills to learn what customers want through lean software development.

February 4, 2018 | 14:36

If you get the feeling your software project is in a death spiral, there are several things you should try before you give up hope!

January 31, 2018 | 12:11

How you say no on a software project can build resentment if you don’t establish clear boundaries – and decline the request with grace.

January 29, 2018 | 29:33

Only democratic teams that have an inclusive technical culture bring out the best in people by giving them shared ownership over software architecture.

November 9, 2017 | 15:19

Get that sinking feeling the people running your company don’t know what they’re doing? Here’s 5 signs your software business is led by amateurs!​​

November 7, 2017 | 13:30

Here’s some strategies for confronting difficult other software developers if they’re making it hard to get work done.​

October 17, 2017 | 16:46

To let the customer take a larger role in deciding what’s in your product, and release it multiple times per day — you’ll have to overcome attachment.

October 13, 2017 | 7:59

Get people to agree and come to consensus so you can grow on your software project, or in your career with these tips I’ve learned.

August 1, 2017 | 30:04

Before you can try something new that requires other people to support you, you’ve got to win trust for your software development ideas.

July 31, 2017 | 32:48

As a servant leader, you can help other people that work with you so they’re more fulfilled, and inspire them on your software projects.

July 8, 2017 | 21:25

Since software development is “knowledge work”, it benefits from the creative ideas and experiences individuals bring to each problem.