The Retrospective podcast

The Retrospective

The Retrospective: A Podcast for Engineering Leaders If you want to learn more about leading engineering teams, this podcast can help you improve your skills and grow in your role. We are [Péter Szász] (https://peterszasz.com/) and [Jeremy Brown] (https://jeremybrown.tech/) , experienced technology leaders and your hosts. We created this podcast to help people who manage tech teams or want to learn how to do so. We cover principles and concepts, provide how-to guides and tools to help you meet common challenges, share stories from our experiences, and offer advice on how to be effective leaders in the tech world. Each 20-30-minute episode discusses one topic. We aim to cover all areas related to engineering leadership: ---How to grow your career and become an engineering manager ---Starting to manage a new team and helping new people join your team ---Delivering results that align with the business goals ---Working well with other teams in the company ---Enabling team and individual success ---Building and maintaining a strong organizational culture ---Hiring practices and growing your team ---Managing managers and scaling leadership ---Team topologies and organizational structure The podcast is helpful for: ---Engineering managers and those who want to become engineering managers. ---Those on the technical leadership track and who want to grow their leadership skills. ---Senior managers who want to improve themselves and the managers they coach.

The Retrospective: A Podcast for Engineering Leaders If you want to learn more about leading engineering teams, this podcast can help you improve your skills and grow in your role. We are [Péter Szász] (https://peterszasz.com/) and [Jeremy Brown] (https://jeremybrown.tech/) , experienced technology leaders and your hosts. We created this podcast to help people who manage tech teams or want to learn how to do so. We cover principles and concepts, provide how-to guides and tools to help you meet common challenges, share stories from our experiences, and offer advice on how to be effective leaders in the tech world. Each 20-30-minute episode discusses one topic. We aim to cover all areas related to engineering leadership: ---How to grow your career and become an engineering manager ---Starting to manage a new team and helping new people join your team ---Delivering results that align with the business goals ---Working well with other teams in the company ---Enabling team and individual success ---Building and maintaining a strong organizational culture ---Hiring practices and growing your team ---Managing managers and scaling leadership ---Team topologies and organizational structure The podcast is helpful for: ---Engineering managers and those who want to become engineering managers. ---Those on the technical leadership track and who want to grow their leadership skills. ---Senior managers who want to improve themselves and the managers they coach.

 

#19

S2:E07 - Taking Breaks

In this episode of the ‘Retrospective’ podcast, we discuss the importance of taking breaks... more

24 Dec 2024

29 MINS

29:20

24 Dec 2024


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S2:E6 - Handling Unplanned Work and Interruptions in Engineering Teams: The Firefighter Role

In this episode, we explore a challenge that plagues every engineering team: the constant ... more

10 Dec 2024

31 MINS

31:16

10 Dec 2024


#17

S2E05 - Understanding and Working With Tech Debt

In this episode, we discuss the topic of technical dept. We start with the basic definitio... more

26 Nov 2024

43 MINS

43:19

26 Nov 2024


#16

S2:E04 - What Puts the Senior in Senior Software Engineer?

In this episode of The Retrospective podcast, co-hosts Jeremy and Peter delve into the cha... more

12 Nov 2024

27 MINS

27:00

12 Nov 2024


#15

S2: E03 - Engineering Manager Gets a New Team

In this episode of the ‘Retrospective’ podcast, Jeremy and Peter explore crucial strategie... more

29 Oct 2024

36 MINS

36:47

29 Oct 2024


#14

S2: E02 - Recognising and Tackling Quiet Quitting

In this episode of The Retrospective, Peter and Jeremy discuss ‘quiet quitting’ in the wor... more

14 Oct 2024

32 MINS

32:40

14 Oct 2024


#13

S2 E01 - A New Format

Join Peter and Jeremy as they kickoff the first episode of Season 2, reflecting on their l... more

07 Oct 2024

09 MINS

09:22

07 Oct 2024


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#10 The Retrospective 1st October 2024 - Getting Hired: The Recruiter's Perspective with Peter Batiz

Getting Hired: The Recruiter's Perspective with special guest Peter Batiz This episode cov... more

30 Sep 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:48

30 Sep 2024


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#9 The Retrospective 24th September 2024 - The Offer (Getting Hired as an Engineering Manager)

Péter and Jeremy discuss the last stage of the interviewing process: the offer. They inclu... more

24 Sep 2024

1 HR 45 MINS

1:45:13

24 Sep 2024


#10

#8 - part 2 The Retrospective 18th September 2024 - Interviewing (Getting Hired as an Engineering Ma...

In the second part of the 8th episode of the podcast, Jeremy and Péter discuss engineering... more

18 Sep 2024

50 MINS

50:42

18 Sep 2024


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#8 - part 1 The Retrospective 12th September 2024 - Interviewing (Getting Hired as an Engineering Ma...

In this episode of 'The Retrospective' podcast, engineering leaders Jeremy and Pet... more

12 Sep 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:39

12 Sep 2024


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#7 The Retrospective 17th June 2024:The Four Must-Have Weekly Meetings for Engineering Managers + AI...

In this episode of the 'Retrospective' weekly podcast, Jeremy and Peter discuss ke... more

18 Jun 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:32

18 Jun 2024


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#6 The Retrospective 10th June 2024: Career Security, Innovation, and the Tech Industry in 2024

In this episode, we discuss the critical importance of career security over job security i... more

10 Jun 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:03

10 Jun 2024


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#5 The Retrospective 3rd of June 2024

Jeremy’s article on How to Innovate: [https://www.jeremybrown.tech/how-to-innovate] (https... more

04 Jun 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:54

04 Jun 2024


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#4 The Retrospective 27th of May 2024

Chapters (notes below): 00:00::00 Awkward intros 00:00:51 Reflecting on Benoit's (CPTO... more

27 May 2024

1 HR 50 MINS

1:50:40

27 May 2024


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#3 The Retrospective 20th May 2024 - Adopting the 4-Day Workweek with Benoit Terpereau CPTO @ Lunii

Show Notes: ---Lunii, where our guest Benoit is CPTO: [https://lunii.com/] (https://lunii.... more

20 May 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:58

20 May 2024


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#2 The Retrospective 13th May 2024

Episode #2 of The Retrospective Live Show Show Notes:Apple ad: https://www.youtube.com/wat... more

13 May 2024

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:21

13 May 2024


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#1 The Retrospective 6th May 2024

Jeremy & Peter discuss their weekly newsletters. Share your thoughts about the episode (an... more

06 May 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:03

06 May 2024


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#0 The Retrospective 8th April 2024

Raw and unedited, this was our pilot or test recording that motivated us to take this expe... more

08 Apr 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:54

08 Apr 2024