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SimpleLeadership Podcast

SimpleLeadership specifically focuses on improving the craft of software engineering leadership. As a VP of Engineering & CTO I am acutely aware of the lack of good resources available for new and existing software engineering managers. SimpleLeadership is designed for both new and experienced software & technology managers who want to build high-performing teams, better motivate & mentor their employees, reduce attrition and advance their career. It is for people who want to go beyond just being a manager and become a true leader. In this interview based show I ask each guest to share their journey from individual contributor to software engineering manager and provide any guidance on the transition. The SimpleLeadership Podcast will present real and actionable stories from people who have navigated their way from being an individual contributor into a software engineering manager. We will also hear from experts on specifics of team dynamics, motivation, feedback, leadership and many more aspects of being a successful engineering manager.
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Now displaying: January, 2018
Jan 28, 2018

On today's show Lawrence and I discuss why group meetings can be such time wasters, the importance of one-one-ones and lawrence's book.

Over the last 18 years, Lawrence Krubner  has been the technical co-founder of 3 different startups that he has led to success. He has also seen millions of dollars wasted on poorly run projects that he have had to turn around and save. Turning around a failing project can go smoothly, so long as everyone on the team can be completely honest about why a project was failing up to that point. He is a proponent of the "train fast, fire fast, fail fast, iterate fast" philosophy -- a team should improve itself as much as possible, through training or replacement, and thereby maximize the speed with which it delivers products.

Contact Info:

http://www.smashcompany.com/

Show Notes:

One-on-one meetings are underrated, whereas group meetings waste time

I Done This

Why Can't They Just by Lara Hogan

how to destroy a tech startup in 3 easy steps

Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker Books on Amazon

Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's

Ship It!

Jan 22, 2018

Juan Pablo Buritica, VP of Engineering at splice.com, talks about building and managing a distributed team and the benefits of running developer communities.

Juan Pablo Buritica is the VP of Engineering at splice.com where he leads a distributed engineering team throughout the US and Latin America that is building the creative hub for the modern musician.

Juan Pablo has built effective software engineering organizations by emphasizing Open Source software values, technical excellence, trust, and empathy. He has organized more than 10 software engineering conferences in the US & Latin-America, founded multiple JavaScript meetups, and led the growth of Colombia’s JavaScript community, the largest Spanish-speaking JS community in the world with more than 7,000 members.

Contact Information:

https://buriti.ca

https://splice.com

Github

Twitter @buritica

Show Notes:

Slack

Clubhouse Project Management

When your manager isn't supporting you, build a Voltron

NEW(-ISH) ENG-MANAGERS SLACK

The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

 

Jan 15, 2018

Ben Jackson, formally of VICE Media and The NYT, talks about the importance of employee onboarding and his new company For the Win.

Ben Jackson has been designing and building consumer-facing products for 20 years.

Before founding For the Win, Ben worked as Director of Mobile at VICE Media and iOS Lead at The New York Times. He’s written about design, technology, and psychology for The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and WIRED, among others. Ben studied Computer Science and Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania.

In today's episode we discuss the importance of employee onboarding, Ben's new company, "For the Win," his Slackbot and "Harold and the Purple Crayon."

 

Contact Links:

LinkedIn

Twitter

https://ftw.nyc/

https://twitter.com/ftwnyc

https://instagr.am/ftwdotnyc

https://fb.me/ftwnyc

http://meetup.com/ftwnyc

Show Notes:

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

The First Time Manager

The Effective Manager

Manager Tools Podcast

Team of Teams 

Practical Service Design

Jan 8, 2018

Robert Slifka, VP of Engineering at Sharethrough, talks about Calibrate, the conference for software engineering managers he organizes, the importance of finding good fit for both employees and companies and having a more fulfilling work experience.

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