SimpleLeadership Podcast
76 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsSimpleLeadership 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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Episodes
Engineering Leadership Principals with Oren Ellenbogen
December 11, 2017 04:10 - 53 minutes - 51.8 MBOren Ellenbogen and I discuss leadership principals, his book "Leading Snowflakes" and "The Software Lead Weekly", his weekly email reading list for engineering leaders. Oren is currently the VP of Engineering at Forter.
Great Interviewing Practices to Scale Engineering Teams with Tido Carriero and Emily Zahuta
December 04, 2017 05:49 - 53 minutes - 51.5 MBIn this episode, Tido Carriero and Emily Zahuta discuss the importance of a well planned and executed interviewing process and how important it is to scaling a successful software engineering organization. Tido Carriero: Tido has been the VP of Engineering at Segment for the past two years, where he's spent much of his time growing the engineering team from ~10 to ~55. Prior to Segment, he was an early member of the Dropbox engineering team. At Dropbox, he started the Dropbox fo...
Making Your Employees Badass with bethanye McKinney Blount
November 27, 2017 02:27 - 51 minutes - 50.1 MBbethanye McKinney Blount and I discuss how to be a better manager, how to make your employees more bad-ass and Keanu Reeves... bethanye is the co-founder and CEO of Compass and formally of Linden Lab and Facebook.
Supporting Software Engineer Productivity with Travis Kimmel
November 20, 2017 04:34 - 44 minutes - 43.5 MBTravis Kimmel, the CEO of Gitprime, and I discuss the power of using data to help make better decisions and improve your team’s productivity.
My Worst Mistake as a Manager - Plato Event
November 13, 2017 04:44 - 22 minutes - 23 MBThree great Engineering Leaders (from Datto, Trello, Uber) talk about their worst mistakes as Engineering Managers during the Plato event #1 hosted on May 15, 2017 in San Francisco.
The Benefits of Hiring Code Bootcamp Grads with Ana Ulin
November 06, 2017 03:37 - 40 minutes - 39.7 MBAna Ulin discusses her path as a manager and the benefits of hiring people from coding bootcamps like Hackbright academy.
Managing Managers with Cate Huston
October 30, 2017 03:33 - 43 minutes - 42.6 MBCate Huston, the Mobile Lead at Automattic (makers of Wordpress), and I discuss the challenges of becoming a manager of managers.
Building an Engineering Culture That Retains Talent - Live Plato Event
October 23, 2017 03:11 - 39 minutes - 38.9 MBListen to the live panel I moderated at a recent Plato event. The topic was building and engineering culture that retains talent. There are some really great responses to the questions and it was a great panel overall.
Career Coaching with Allen Cheung
October 16, 2017 04:29 - 45 minutes - 44 MBAllen Cheung, Director of Engineering at Affirm and formally at Google and Square, discusses how engineering managers should coach their employees.
The Engineer - Manager Pendulum with Charity Majors
October 09, 2017 02:27 - 48 minutes - 47.1 MBCharity Majors, co-founder of Honeycomb.io, discusses the engineers who become managers and go back to being engineers and how awesome they are.
Transitioning to Engineering Management with Shivani Sharma
October 02, 2017 03:14 - 55 minutes - 53.7 MBListen to Shivani Sharma, a Sr. Engineering Manager at Slack, discuss the transition from individual contributor to Engineering Manager.
Employee Motivation with Jean Hsu
September 24, 2017 19:35 - 43 minutes - 42.7 MBJean Hsu formally of Google & Medium and now an engineering leadership coach discusses employee motivation.
Tips for New Engineering Managers with Chris Paul
September 17, 2017 21:53 - 39 minutes - 39.1 MBChris Paul from HelloSign discusses his tips for new managers, going back to being an individual contributor and psychological safety,
Compassionate Coding and Diversity with April Wensel
September 10, 2017 22:53 - 51 minutes - 49.6 MBApril Wensel and I discuss the concept of compassionate coding, mentoring, hiring, feedback and diversity.
Making One-on-Ones Count with David Lynch
September 04, 2017 04:02 - 44 minutes - 43.3 MBDavid Lynch from Intercom.io discussing how to make one-on-ones count with your employees.
Awesome Resources for New Engineering Managers with Joe Goldberg
August 28, 2017 04:22 - 41 minutes - 41.1 MBJoe Goldberg from Energy Savvy and formally of Amazon.com discusses great resources for new and existing engineering managers. Please check the show notes for links to these great resources.
Fireside Chat with Nick Caldwell VPE of Reddit
August 21, 2017 14:16 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBToday’s special episode is a live fireside chat I moderated with Nick Caldwell who is the VP of Engineering at Reddit. This event was put together by the founder of the San Francisco Engineering Leadership Community, Jerry Li. SFELC is an exclusive and curated community for engineering leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in early 2016, they’ve grown to 400 leaders from over 200 companies. Their mission is to create a fundamentally better way for engineering leaders to learn a...
The Importance of Technical Leadership with Patrick Kua
August 14, 2017 01:09 - 40 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this episode Patrick Kua from Thoughtworks discusses the importance of having good technical leadership on teams. He also discusses his new book, "Talking with Tech Leads: From Novices to Practitioners"
Keeping Your Technical Skills as a Manager with Joan Gamell
August 07, 2017 03:58 - 35 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode Joan Gamell from LinkedIn discusses how important it is to keep your technical skills as you move into software engineering management.
The Importance of Mentorships with Quang Hoang from PlatoHQ
July 31, 2017 04:04 - 43 minutes - 42.4 MBQuang Hoang from PlatoHQ discusses the importance of mentoring and how his company is helping connect engineering managers to experienced leaders for mentorship and guidance.
Setting the Technical Direction for Your Team with James Hood
July 24, 2017 23:01 - 47 minutes - 46.7 MBJames Hood, A Senior Software Developer at Amazon.com discusses the importance of setting a well defined technical direction for your team.
Coaching for performance vs. coaching for growth - Jerry Li
June 11, 2017 22:28 - 38 minutes - 38 MBJerry Li from Groupon discusses the differences between performance coaching and growth coaching for employees. He also discusses his Meetup, the San Francisco Engineering Leadeship Meetup.
The Importance of Employee Growth - Dan DeMeyere
April 15, 2017 03:18 - 46 minutes - 45 MBDan Demeyere from ThreadUp discusses the importance of focusing on Employee growth as a manager.
The Importance of Employee Feedback - Claire Lew
February 22, 2017 02:23 - 44 minutes - 43.9 MBClaire Lew, the CEO of KnowYourCompany discusses the importance of gathering and using employee feedback.
Tom Bartel Interview
January 06, 2017 21:48 - 45 minutes - 44.9 MBTom Bartel of Trivago discusses moving into engineering management and creating time for writing his very informative blog on engineering management.
SimpleLeadership Episode 0
December 21, 2016 17:00 - 8 minutes - 10.2 MBWelcome to the first episode of The Simple Leadership Podcast. I introduce this podcast aimed at giving you the tips to become a top manager and an effective leader.