The Retrospective

🎙️The 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 👇https://t.co/WqCoYqSe1F

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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. https://t.co/6KTKZ3IijI

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Listen here: https://t.co/uKf2wJ3kYa

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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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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In our latest podcast episode, we break down:
• Implementation strategies
• Common pitfalls
• Success metrics
• The science behind it all

No productivity hacks. Just practical experience.

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🎙️ New Episode: Understanding and Working With Tech Debt 🚀

📖 Definition of Tech Debt
🤑 How to get Stakeholder Buy-In to Work on Tech Debt
📈 Measuring Tech Debt
🛠️ Addressing Tech Debt

Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/48eWEcYPcG

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🎙️ New Episode Alert: What Puts the "Senior" in Senior Software Engineer? 🚀
Join "The Retrospective" as we dive into:

🔧 Technical expertise
👥 Team impact
📈 Business awareness
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Leadership qualities

Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/mUu9ueAjb5

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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).

https://t.co/mUxGiCBOdu

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🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/UlUgGAy7rg

💬 Have you dealt with quiet quitting? Share below!

#EngineeringManagement #TechLeadership

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🎙️ New episode alert! 🎙️

🚀 "The Retrospective" podcast is back with a hot topic: Quiet Quitting 🤫

Peter & Jeremy explore:
• 🔍 Signs in your team
• 💥 Real Impact
• 🛠️ Prevention strategies

👨‍💼👩‍💼 Insights for all levels of Engineering Manager!

#QuietQuitting

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🇫🇷 It was recorded together in the south of France and explains what we have learned and the changes we made.

🔜 Next up: Quiet quitting. Coming soon!

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🔄🎙️ The Retrospective podcast is back with a fresh format!

⏱️ Shorter episodes (20-30 mins)
👥 Focus on engineering manager challenges
🎯 One topic per episode
🎧 Audio-only for easy listening

Episode 1 (10 mins!) explains our changes: https://t.co/SQnrM7k9un

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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. https://t.co/nik3jSQPOG or https://t.co/80EqqBNVaO

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#6 The Retrospective 3rd June 2024 - LIVE Show Recording https://t.co/YcChBH431I

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#5 The Retrospective 3rd June 2024 - LIVE Show Recording https://t.co/fSmcYebCeQ

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#4 The Retrospective 27th May 2024 - LIVE Show Recording https://t.co/8t3eHZ5F9p

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The Retrospective Episode 3 LIVE Recording https://t.co/2gRZIDzdC2

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The Retrospective Episode #2 LIVE Recording https://t.co/TuRNbOB0rr

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@eszpee and @JeremyBrownTech will be going live again on Monday 13th of May at 10:30 AM Central European time 🚀