Podcast Episodes

The Art of Leadership Without Power | With Donald Kossmann - Episode 57

Season 1 Episode 57

In this conversation, Donald shares the unexpected journey into leadership at Microsoft, discussing the unique environment of Microsoft Research, the transition from a bottom-up approach to a more fo…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Art of Communication in Leadership | With Zack Halloran - Episode 56

Season 1 Episode 56

In this conversation with Zack Halloran, we explore various aspects of leadership, focusing on the importance of communication, understanding business context, and fostering psychological safety with…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

How Team Relationships Drive Success | with Andrew Kumar - Episode 55

Season 1 Episode 55

Welcome to the 40% Better Podcast! This conversation explores the unexpected path from web development to engineering leadership. Andrew shares insights on building high-performing teams, the role of…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Love The Grind - Episode 54

I learned this from a decade+ of surfing. 

Every day is an opportunity to improve, there is no ultimate goal.

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

A Mental Health Toolbox - Episode 53

I've had struggles with anxiety, depression, social anxiety, and imposter syndrome. 

Here's a list of tools that make those things not problems today. 
These tools all have extensive research behind th…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Do Hard Things - episode 52

Episode 52

Accept the inevitable - success requiers hard work.
When you accept this, life gets way easier.

Fighting against hard work - makes things harder.....

Published on 6 months ago

Mistakes are Required - Episode 51

Episode 51

The inspector gave me a list of 6 things to fix. 
Only one was easy. 

Every issue was solvable. 
And each one would take time and effort. 

It wasn't what I wanted, it was what I got. 

And it taught me a l…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Success Metrics - Episode 50

Episode 50

Car racing, surfing Pipeline, 70 ft free dives, and beating software release predictions. 

These activities are all built on a stack of small success metrics. 

Having deliberate and sufficiently detail…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

3 Mental Models and 1 Lie - Episode 49

Episode 49

These mental models (beliefs) were taught to me well before my first leadership role. 
And the lie was one I started leading with - but dumped in a few months

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Being Lucky - Episode 48

Episode 48

I've been outrageously lucky in this life. 

And looking back, there's a consistent pattern for how I made luck my friend.

Initiative + Optimism -> Luck

Clover thanks to: Umberto Salvagnin, CC BY 2.0 , v…

Published on 7 months ago