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Why Great Leaders Use AI to Hire More People, Not Fire Them
Season 2 Episode 115
AI-driven layoffs are reshaping the tech industry — but is cutting 40% of your workforce bold leadership or lazy leadership? Josh and Bob don't hold …
5 months, 1 week ago
How to Step Down From Leadership Gracefully
Season 2 Episode 114
What happens when a leader decides they're done leading? In this episode, Bob and Josh tackle one of the most uncomfortable topics in technical leade…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Take Part in Your Own Rescue Instead of Blaming Leadership
Season 2 Episode 113
In this provocative episode, Bob and Josh flip the script on their usual leadership-focused content. Instead of critiquing leaders, they're calling o…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Proven Hiring Framework Two Leaders Discovered Independently
Season 2 Episode 112
Two veteran engineering leaders reveal the proven hiring principles they independently discovered through building world-class teams. Learn why diver…
6 months ago
Control vs. Innovation - The Two Forces Behind Every RTO Decision
Season 2 Episode 111
The return-to-office debate has been hijacked by the wrong conversation. In this episode, Josh and Bob cut through the noise to reveal what's really …
6 months, 1 week ago
Are You Too Nice to Be an Effective Leader?
Season 2 Episode 110
Are you a nice leader or a kind leader? It might sound like the same thing, but Bob and Josh break down why the difference could be holding you back …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How Leaders Generate Energy When They're Running on Empty
Season 2 Episode 109
Leaders don't have anyone to pick them up when they fall—so how do you generate energy when you've got nothing left? Josh and Bob share real talk abo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Great Leaders Are Great Followers First
Season 2 Episode 108
Great leaders aren't born—they're made through great followership. Bob and Josh explore why mastering the art of following is essential to leading, i…
7 months ago
What We Loved in 2025 - Tech, Books, and Everything Between
Season 2 Episode 107
Bob and Josh share their favorite things from 2025—from fountain pens and Batman comics to Claude AI, Drizzle ORM, and the books that kept them turni…
7 months, 1 week ago
Give Yourself Grace Because 2025 Kicked Everyone's Ass
Season 2 Episode 106
Bob calls it the worst tech job market in 45 years. Josh has been grinding harder than ever with a slower pipeline. In this raw year-in-review episod…
7 months, 2 weeks ago