๐๏ธThe Retrospective: A podcast for tech leaders by @JeremyBrownTech & @eszpee. Short episodes on engineering leadership. From career growth to scaling teams.
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Firing someone never gets easy. It shouldn't. But it can be done with clarity, respect, and honesty. We recorded a conversation about what this actually looks like in practice. New episode of The Retrospective ๐the-retrospective.com/s3-e04โฆ
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24 Dec 2024
New episode! Today we discuss the importance of taking breaks to maintain energy, resilience, and mental health. We explain the concepts of macro-, meso- and micro-breaks, and share actionable tips on planning and executing them efficiently. buff.ly/49Jqiio
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10 Dec 2024
The average engineer switches tasks every 3 minutes.
Each switch costs 23 minutes of focus time.
These interruptions have a heavy cost on engineering teams!
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10 Dec 2024
In our latest podcast episode, we break down:
โข Implementation strategies
โข Common pitfalls
โข Success metrics
โข The science behind it all
No productivity hacks. Just practical experience.
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10 Dec 2024
Listen here: buff.ly/3Bho8df
Bonus: Only 40% of interrupted tasks get completed on the same day. Having a dedicated firefighter in the team can help!
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26 Nov 2024
๐๏ธ New Episode: Understanding and Working With Tech Debt ๐
๐ Definition of Tech Debt
๐ค How to get Stakeholder Buy-In to Work on Tech Debt
๐ Measuring Tech Debt
๐ ๏ธ Addressing Tech Debt
Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/4hRaX3b
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12 Nov 2024
๐๏ธ New Episode Alert: What Puts the "Senior" in Senior Software Engineer? ๐
Join "The Retrospective" as we dive into:
๐ง Technical expertise
๐ฅ Team impact
๐ Business awareness
๐งโ๐คโ๐ง Leadership qualities
Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/4et4QyS
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29 Oct 2024
New episode: Engineering Managers transitioning to new teams
Strategies to approach the leadership transition, understanding team dynamics, early trust-building, and quick wins - along the 3 main roles of an EM (execution, team- and individual support).
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15 Oct 2024
๐๏ธ New episode alert! ๐๏ธ
๐ "The Retrospective" podcast is back with a hot topic: Quiet Quitting ๐คซ
Peter & Jeremy explore:
โข ๐ Signs in your team
โข ๐ฅ Real Impact
โข ๐ ๏ธ Prevention strategies
๐จโ๐ผ๐ฉโ๐ผ Insights for all levels of Engineering Manager!
#QuietQuitting
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15 Oct 2024
๐ง Listen now: buff.ly/4eJ9tps
๐ฌ Have you dealt with quiet quitting? Share below!
#EngineeringManagement #TechLeadership
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8 Oct 2024
๐๐๏ธ The Retrospective podcast is back with a fresh format!
โฑ๏ธ Shorter episodes (20-30 mins)
๐ฅ Focus on engineering manager challenges
๐ฏ One topic per episode
๐ง Audio-only for easy listening
Episode 1 (10 mins!) explains our changes: buff.ly/47YdN1A
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8 Oct 2024
๐ซ๐ท It was recorded together in the south of France and explains what we have learned and the changes we made.
๐ Next up: Quiet quitting. Coming soon!
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7 Oct 2024
The latest episode of our podcast is live, with a deep discussion of the tech hiring market with Peter Batiz, including the latest trends, AI and bots in hiring, technical requirements from Engineering Managers, and other topics. podcast.the-retrospective.coโฆ or youtube.com/watch?v=FX35H0oNโฆ
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10 Jun 2024
#6 The Retrospective 3rd June 2024 - LIVE Show Recording x.com/i/broadcasts/1YpKkwgaqโฆ
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3 Jun 2024
#5 The Retrospective 3rd June 2024 - LIVE Show Recording x.com/i/broadcasts/1mrGmyaoYโฆ
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27 May 2024
#4 The Retrospective 27th May 2024 - LIVE Show Recording x.com/i/broadcasts/1YqKDgpojโฆ
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