How do you know when to stop doing something you love? Amy Lewis would say decisions like these require us to be intentional about putting something down so we can pick up something else. Amy is an un

Who knew leaving publishing might result in a career as a marketer in the tech industry? Amy Lewis was encouraged to pursue a role at Cisco by a career counselor who recognized her unique strengths. N

What can you learn from 300 episodes focused on career progression in technology? This week well remind listeners of our shows mission and share the origin story of the podcast. Listen closely for t

Recent episodes and tech industry layoff trends made us wonder - is there a connection between layoff events and burnout? And if there is, are there differences in how burnout shows up in people impac

Technical managers are responsible for developing great engineers, right? Yes, but that is only part of the job. Technical managers should also be developing leaders on their team. But how exactly do

How can a technology become our focus area unexpectedly? For Tad Reeves, it started when he said yes to the right opportunity. After doing back-end systems work for hosting providers, working in web d

What do you love most about your job? Give that some thought before you answer. Have you forgotten what brought you into this industry in the first place? Tad Reeves, our guest this week in episode 29

How many questions should you ask before offering your opinion? If youre working as a consultant in tech, Erik Gross would advise not offering your opinion until you have the full context of the prob

Entrepreneurs have no shortage of ideas. But how do they know if a new business idea is actually a good idea? Our guest this week would advise seeking fast feedback during the ideation process to save

Are you solving the right problem? To get a specific outcome, the problem we need to solve is not always what we think it is. Abby Clobridge, the founder and lead consultant at FireOak Strategies, and