Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow to Give Better Feedback - My Single Biggest Piece of Advice to Increase the Effectiveness of Your Feedback
Episode 1163
Good feedback isn't about getting something off of your chest. It's not about sharing your feelings (though that doesn't mean your feelings aren't im…
2 years, 10 months ago
Planning is About Creating Clarity, Not Certainty
Episode 1162
Planning will give you the illusion of certainty. What you really need to execute on your plans is clarity. The reality is that the future is impossi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Process is Primarily for Managing Critical Moments
Episode 1161
You may hate hearing the word "process." You aren't alone if you do. But, what feels like a slog today is really in place for when the most critical …
2 years, 11 months ago
Taking Advantage of Hedonic Adaptation
Episode 1160
The psychological phenomenon of hedonic adaptation can seem like the enemy of your happiness, but once you understand how it works, you can use it to…
2 years, 11 months ago
Weber's Law and Contextual Framing
Episode 1159
Today we look at a mental model from the field of psychophysics called Weber's Law. This concept is a great analogy for a lot of problems we face as …
2 years, 11 months ago
What Defines a Senior Developer? - You Won't Use All of Your Knowledge
Episode 1158
A senior developer understands that they have to be very selective about how they apply knowledge. Know matter how vast your knowledge may be, you ar…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Pitfall of Control and Antidote of Trust
Episode 1157
Your intuition says that control is the ladder you climb to improve your career. But most great leaders tend to do one thing: the opposite of increas…
3 years ago
Working Balance - Confronting Reality with Optimism
Episode 1156
In today's episode we explore the duality between confronting difficult realities while maintaining optimism. Specifically, we discuss a critical que…
3 years ago
What Defines a Senior Developer? - Choosing the Right Granularity Level
Episode 1155
The traits that define a senior engineer are not catalogued perfectly in one spot. But, nevertheless, we'll try to cover some of the most important t…
3 years ago
What Defines a Senior Developer? - Difficult Does Not Equate To Valuable
Episode 1154
The traits that define a senior engineer are not catalogued perfectly in one spot. But, nevertheless, we'll try to cover some of the most important t…
3 years ago