Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDecision Making is Your New Core Skill, So it's Critical to Avoid These Two Traps of Collaborative Decision-Making
Episode 1291
The Bottleneck Is Moving: Borrowing from traditional manufacturing theory, the coding step used to define your team's total throughput. AI tooling …
11 hours ago
What's Brewing, Edition 1 - What Jonathan is Learning, Using, and Thinking
Episode 1290
The Power of Physical Checklists: Inspired by aviation, Atul Gawande's The Checklist Manifesto, and Daniel Kahneman's Noise, I've been experimentin…
6 days, 13 hours ago
From Software Engineer to Agent Manager - How Work is Changing in A New Software Development Paradigm
Episode 1289
If you're a software engineer right now, you likely feel like your world is changing overnight. We are writing half or less the amount of code that w…
2 weeks ago
AI Moves the Bottleneck - Are You Ready for What That Means For Your Career?
Episode 1288
AI is bringing massive changes to our industry, but it's not just about how fast you can write code or use agentic flows. In this episode, I explore …
3 weeks ago
Listener Question - Abdul Asks About How to Balance Career Strategy Between Money, Meaning, and Skill Transitions
Episode 1287
Today, we are tackling the natural tension between the desire to make more money—getting a raise, finding financial stability—and the desire to have …
1 month ago
AI-Era Employability and Job Security for Software Engineers - Mental Models for Finding a Competitive Advantage Without Selling Out
Episode 1286
I've been delaying this episode for a long time because the topic is genuinely difficult and, for many of us, scary. AI is threatening not just to ou…
1 month ago
Why Getting Paid Stole Your Drive and How to Get Into the Flow Again (Career Growth Accelerator)
Episode 1285
Do you remember the early days of your career? You likely spent hours coding late into the night, fueled not by a paycheck, but by the sheer joy of b…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Meta-Habit of High Performers: How Outer Loops Unlock Growth (Career Growth Accelerator)
Episode 1284
🎧 Episode Notes: The Meta-Habit of High Performers: How Outer Loops Unlock Growth
In today's episode, we are discussing one of the most common habits…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Career Growth Accelerator - Promotion Roadblocks and Knocking it Out of the Park During Performance Review Season
Episode 1283
It is review season, and you might be finding yourself confused: you received high ratings and "exceeded expectations," yet the promotion you expecte…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Career Growth Roadmap - De-risking Your Career By Understanding Your Vulnerabilities
Episode 1282
In this episode, we explore how to de-risk your career roadmap by identifying the hidden vulnerabilities that hold your decision-making hostage.
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2 months ago