Show Notes
For each episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, the show notes below will help you jump to the part of the conversation you are most interested in, or to find the links to anything mentioned by our guests.
Will Larson on Systems of Engineering Management (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep19)
How did you learn to become an engineering manager? If you're like most people, you were largely self taught. Engineering managers are often promoted from senior engineering roles and they have probably not been taught best practices in managing teams. In this episode...
Heidi Helfand on Dynamic Reteaming (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep18)
Change is constant, and our teams are no exception. So while we might strive for creating stable and consistent teams, the reality is it’s not possible to maintain those teams very long. Instead of being reactive to team changes, how can we more proactively harness...
Chris Dyer on Remote Leadership (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep17)
Chris Dyer is an international keynote speaker, consultant, and a best-selling author for today’s work world, who inspires his audiences with straightforward delivery, insightful candor, and engaging humor. He is author of “The Power of Company Culture” and his most...
Keith Townsend on Modernizing Legacy Infrastructure (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep16)
What do you do when you're told, "No"? We have all dealt with legacy applications that we want to upgrade or replace. Sometimes upper management does not approve of your modernization plans, and when that happens, what should you do next? David and Arin speak with The...
Kirk Laughlin on Nearshoring (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep15)
We're all familiar with outsourcing or bringing in contractors from aboard when struggling to find technical talent. But do you know what Nearshoring is? More and more companies in North America are looking south towards technical talent in Central America, the...
Bob Payne On Has Agile Lost the Plot? (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep14)
Do we still need to talk about Agile methodologies, or is it just the way we work now? Have we just bought into the hype and lost sight of the most important thing: delivering value? In this episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, we speak with Bob Payne, SVP for Agile...
Gustavo Razzetti On Remote Not Distant (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep13)
On episode 13 of the Scaling Tech Podcast, hosts Arin and David speak to workplace culture expert and author of "Remote Not Distant", Gustavo Razzetti. They discuss discuss key mindset shifts for remote teams, psychological safety, blameless postmortems, asynch vs...
Johanna Rothman On Going From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep12)
Distributed teams are a necessity in modern software development, but it's not easy! In this episode, Arin and David speak with Johanna Rothman, who is also known as the Pragmatic Manager. She is a very well know Agile Management Consultant and author of 19 books on...
Tricia Rhodes on Recruiting and Employee Experience (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep11)
Hiring and Retention for tech roles is hard! In this episode, David and Arin speak with Tricia Rhodes, who is the Chief People Officer at SingleStone. We talk about how SingleStone's team of consultants moved from in-person work to work-from-home due to the pandemic,...
Lessons Learned and Recap (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep10)
Episode 10 wraps up our first “season” of the Scaling Tech Podcast! In this special recap episode, we review some of our favorite clips from the season, which includes interviews with notable agile experts such as Daniel Vacanti, Sanjiv Augustine, Lyssa Adkins, and Bill Wake, covering all sorts of topics including agile coaching, test automation, Kanban, and how to deliver more value to your users!