The People Stack Podcast

Episode 321: You're Color Blind to Red Flags

October 31st, 2023  |  30 mins 25 secs

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

Some red flags are truly useless - like that colleague who always sends emails with “asap” in them and it’s never truly an emergency.

But others are helpful. And if you ignore these red flags, your career will suffer.

How do you know what red flags you’re ignoring that you shouldn’t be?

And why bother, anyway? Why is it so important to be aware of what we’re tolerating?

I explain all of this in this episode so that you can have a level of career & life clarity that you never had before…
…and create your dreams from the most powerful place possible.

Episode 320: Dave Sobel discusses managed service providers, the business & tech intersection, & the value of IT

October 24th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

For this episode, Rob and I interviewed Dave Sobel, the host of the Business of Tech podcast (https://www.businessof.tech/).

We talked about:

• The ins and outs of managed service providers (MSPs) and why they’re relevant to a growing number of people (yes, even you)
• Why the intersection of business and tech is the key to success for so many tech folks
• How to move from being a cost center to being a revenue generator
• The importance of being comfortable talking about money, money, money
• Risk management, IT security, and the mafia behind current tech threats
• Why education is the core offering for many tech companies
• How he became a full-time podcaster

Enjoy this multi-layered, informative, and fun episode!

Episode 319: Stop Giving Advice!

October 17th, 2023  |  31 mins 16 secs

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

Even if it’s well-meaning, advice can be harmful.

This goes for both giving and receiving advice.

Why is it harmful and what do you do instead?

I want you to empower yourself and others w/out treating them like robots…
...while you co-create all of the marvelous work & career & life outcomes you desire!

Check this one out right now!

Episode 318: Dream Jobs Don’t Have a Season

October 6th, 2023  |  27 mins 8 secs

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

Stop treating your career like a seasonal gig.

There’s no “perfect” time or season to land a new job or promotion.

It’s time for you to treat your career with more intention and become a year-round badass career athlete!

In this episode, I talk about why this is so important and how to make this shift so you can create your dream tech leadership job no matter what’s going on externally.

Check this one out right away!

Episode 317: Marc Prine talks about hiring, firing, building trust, and his “no asshole” rule

September 26th, 2023  |  1 hr 25 mins

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

For this episode, I interviewed Marc Prine who is an I/O Psychologist with the management advisory firm MIP Consulting.
We talked about:

• The good, bad, and ugly of employee monitoring systems
• How to REALLY build trust with team members
• Psychometric testing (and why Meyers Briggs & DISC are good for fun & games only)
• How to increase your confidence and executive presence
• The best way to hire (that’s backed by the scientific literature)
• How to fire with dignity
• How his “no asshole rule” helped him create his dream career

Enjoy this valuable episode full of evidence-based leadership principles, strategies, and tactics.

Episode 316: Guaranteed Career Success or Your Money Back!!! (just kidding)

September 19th, 2023  |  34 mins 46 secs

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

There are no quick answers to complex problems - including career problems.

It’s never - “You just have to update your resume” or something similar.

Also, there are no guarantees in life so why should we offer guarantees to you?

In this episode, I explain exactly why we don’t offer money-back guarantees (like so many other coaches are doing right now)...

…and more importantly, I explain why embracing your own agency - your own badass power - is the key to your career success.

Tune in right now!

Episode 315: April Wensel talks about Compassionate Coding, connection, assertiveness, and her real dream career

September 12th, 2023  |  1 hr 43 mins

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

For this episode, Rob and I interviewed April Wensel, founder of Compassionate Coding.

We talked about:

• What her mission at Compassionate Coding is
• Why compassion is so important
• How leaders can create more compassionate organizations
• Connection, communication across differences, & assertiveness
• The roles of suffering and intuition in building compassion
• How mindfulness and spirituality are important pieces to the compassion puzzle
• Her honest answer to “is this your dream career?”

Enjoy this multi-layered and useful episode!

Episode 314: Another Book for the Pile

September 5th, 2023  |  26 mins 24 secs

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

It’s back-to-school time so let’s talk about books and online courses.

Let’s get serious about what they can and cannot do.

In this episode, I invite you to take an honest look at what you’re doing (and not doing) to intentionally create your dream tech career.

And ask yourself: Are those books and online courses REALLY helping?

Because they are NOT the key to career success.

In this episode, I talk about what that key is.

Enjoy!

Episode 313: Aviv Ben-Yosef talks about leadership as a profession, leadership training, and what REAL leadership experience looks like

August 30th, 2023  |  1 hr 25 mins

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

In this episode of the People Stack Podcast, Rob sits down with author and consultant Avi Ben-Yosef to talk about:

• smaller teams with smaller egos

• leading teams worth leading

• leadership as a profession

• connecting tech teams more closely to business outcomes, and how that’s determines startup success

• how you actually gather REAL experience (not just years or lines on your resume)

Enjoy this jam-packed episode!

Episode 312: Josh Doody talks about fearless salary negotiation, transparency, pay bands, and financial freedom

August 22nd, 2023  |  1 hr 30 mins

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, negotiation, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

For this episode, Rob and I interviewed Josh Doody, a self-employed Salary Negotiation Coach who specializes in helping high earners get paid what they’re worth.

We talked about:

• Fearless Salary Negotiation
• Pay Bands
• Revealing Your Salary History
• Salary Transparency
• His money beliefs and definition of financial success
• Why being a Salary Negotiation Coach is his dream career

Enjoy this informative and eye-opening episode!