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Spreading awareness, success, and accessibility to the world of engineering to aspiring and early career engineers.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
32 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
176 episodes
since Aug. 22, 2023
episodic
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Jeremy Doran, author and host of Neuroconversant Leadership, joins Steve and Jake to break down why strong engineers still struggle to communicate, influence, delegate, and lead people who think differently than they do. This episode covers communication styles, feedback, personality differences, d…
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Intro:Technical skill gets you in the room. Your attitude under pressure determines whether people trust you with more. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down how engineers signal leadership readiness through the way they respond when projects go sideways, pressure climbs, and the path forward …
Burned out, frustrated, or convinced your job is the problem? Before you quit, get clear on what is actually broken. In this episode, Steve and Jake sit down with career coach Ben Fox, who helps burned-out software engineers figure out what is next. They break down bad managers, weak boundaries, AI…
Most engineers try to improve focus by working harder, becoming more disciplined, or finding a better productivity system. That misses the real problem.
You probably have too many things competing for your time, energy, and attention.
In this episode, Steve and Jake break down why real focus starts…
How do you know when you are starting to lose trust at work? Sometimes the signs are obvious. Sometimes they look like fewer assignments, meaningless work, weak feedback, or people simply avoiding you. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down the warning signs that an engineer may be underperform…
Engineers are trained to analyze, validate, and reduce uncertainty. That becomes a problem when analysis turns into an excuse to delay action. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down two career-defining skills: urgency and agency. For early-career engineers, the order matters. You may not have e…
It is easy to explain why you are stuck. A teammate is late. Your team lacks a skill. Someone assembled the product wrong. A competitor has a better network. You never had the internship. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down how engineers turn legitimate constraints into excuses, then show ho…
You will not agree with every decision your boss, client, or business makes. That does not mean every disagreement deserves a fight. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down why strong engineers know when to make the recommendation, accept the decision, and execute. Not theory, practical, tactica…
Accountability does not start when someone misses a deadline. It starts when the work begins. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down how strong engineers and leaders set clear expectations, document them, follow up before problems become emergencies, and address missed commitments without turni…
Leadership changes. Your boss changes. The way your team operates changes. You can waste energy fighting it, or you can learn how to lead through it.
In this episode, Steve and Jake break down how engineers should respond when new leadership arrives and how leaders should approach an established te…
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