TL017: From the Mailbag: Yes and No, and Mid-Year Evaluations
Laura Santamaria opens the listener mailbag to answer questions, including how to say yes or no to leadership opportunities without tanking your career or trashing your work-life balance. She also explores the mid-year review process and offers tips for successful self-evaluation and paths to self-growth. Episode Links: The Line Between Management and IC Leadership –... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl017-from-the-mailbag-yes-and-no-and-mid-year-evaluations/)
19 Jun 2025
TL016: When It Comes To Product Design, Don’t Trust Your Gut
This episode explores how product teams can avoid relying on intuition and instead validate ideas with real-world testing to improve product design.
5 Jun 2025
TL015: Continuous Reinvention With Brad Maltz
Brad Maltz, Senior Director at Dell, explores the concept of continuous reinvention in the tech industry and how it applies to career growth in an interview with the host.
22 May 2025
TL014: Scaling Your Leadership with Dr. Brad Topol
Dr. Brad Topol shares his journey from individual contributor to director at IBM, revealing strategies to scale leadership skills and build a successful career in technology; this is an interview episode.
8 May 2025
TL013: The Process Communication Model: An Algorithm for Effective Communication
On this episode of Technically Leadership, we’re joined by Aleksandra Lemańska to learn about the Process Communication Model (PCM), a framework for enhancing communication. Alex calls PCM an algorithm for people, and it can be useful for improving interactions with engineers and technical folks operating in high-stress environments. We talk about how PCM works, understanding... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl013-the-process-communication-model-an-algorithm-for-effective-communication/)
24 Apr 2025
TL012: Weighing the Cost of Team Interventions
On this episode of Technically Leadership, Chris Leonard joins to talk about the costs of intervention in a team discussion, whether that’s to bring a team back to a topic or to make a decision that needs to be made. We discuss hero culture (both in the team and as the leader), imposter syndrome, and... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl012-weighing-the-cost-of-team-interventions/)
10 Apr 2025
TL011: Getting the Entire Team to Speak
On today’s episode we’re joined by Daniel Ward to get a sneak preview of his talk on Getting the Entire Team to Speak, which he’ll give at DevOpsDay Austin. His addresses the challenges of getting people to speak up. Why is this needed? Getting input from everyone on a team lets people raise issues and... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl011-getting-the-entire-team-to-speak/)
27 Mar 2025
TL010: Leading With Influence Rather Than Mandating
How do you lead with influence rather than mandate? On today’s show, we talk with JJ Asghar from IBM. JJ shares his extensive experience in managing open-source namespaces like GitHub and npm for IBM. He discusses the challenges of influencing decisions without formal authority and tailoring communication styles for different audiences. JJ also advocates for... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl010-leading-with-influence-rather-than-mandating/)
12 Dec 2024
TL009: Shifting to a Growth Mindset for Organizational Success
Sasha Czarkowski shares actionable insights on cultivating a growth mindset to unlock organizational success and foster creativity, innovation, and collective growth.
21 Nov 2024
TL008: How to Hire Top Performers
Tech industry leaders Brian Hogan and Laura Santamaria share expert insights on how to set up a fair and structured interview process to consistently hire top performers.
7 Nov 2024
TL007: Hot Takes on Technical Leadership
Everyone has their own hot take or bit of wisdom to share regarding technical leadership. Today, host Laura Santamaria weaves these insights on communication, collaboration, decision making and more from her guests on the first six episodes of Technically Leadership. Listen, reflect and then apply to your own leadership role. Episode Links: Laura Santamaria Packet... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl007-hot-takes-on-technical-leadership/)
24 Oct 2024
TL006: From Blame to Empowerment: Changing Team Culture in Tech
Leadership has a huge impact on an organization’s culture, including tech teams. On the positive side, leaders can foster healthy, productive environments. On the negative side, they can build hostile, blame-centric viper pits. Today’s episode of Technically Leadership examines how to strive for the positive by shielding teams from internal politics, developing empathetic leadership, distinguishing... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl006-from-blame-to-empowerment-changing-team-culture-in-tech/)
10 Oct 2024
TL005: Navigating the Practical and Emotional Challenges of Tech Layoffs
Layoffs are a sensitive topic in the tech industry. Host Laura Santamaria discusses the emotional and practical impacts on employees and leaders. She also covers the signs of potential layoffs, and strategies for job searching post-layoff while maintaining perspective. She concludes with a tips for leaders to more effectively lead their teams through a layoff.... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl005-navigating-the-practical-and-emotional-challenges-of-tech-layoffs/)
26 Sept 2024
TL004: Fostering Psychological Safety for Tech Teams
The concept of psychological safety originated from research on surgical teams. Psychological safety is essential as it allows team members to voice concerns without fear of retaliation. As a leadership tool, it can help people perform at their highest levels. In this episode of Technically Leadership, guest Wesley Faulkner talks with host Laura Santamaria about... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl004-fostering-psychological-safety-for-tech-teams/)
13 Sept 2024
TL003: Leveling Up Your Team’s Skills
IT work requires ongoing training and skills development. Laura Santamaria and guest Scott Robohn discuss strategies for leveling up your team to ensure they have the skills they need. Laura and Scott talk about the need for continuous learning and explore options for encouraging skill development, even in budget-constrained environments. Good leaders should guide by... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl003-leveling-up-your-teams-skills/)
29 Aug 2024
TL002: The Philosophical Roots of Leadership
On this episode of Technically Leadership, we talk about the philosophical underpinnings of leadership. We discuss what it means to hold and drive a vision for a technical organization, how to build a strong team culture, handling layoffs and letting people go, and exploring what philosophy can teach us about leadership. Guest Matt Butcher, CEO... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl002-the-philosophical-roots-of-leadership/)
25 Jul 2024
TL001: The Line Between Management and IC Leadership
This first episode of Technically Leadership explores distinctions and commonalities between the management track and the staff engineer track with guests Nick Silkey and Martin Smith. Our guests share their stories from both perspectives and offer advice for those considering similar paths in technical leadership. Episode Guests: Nick Silkey and Martin Smith Nick Silkey, Senior... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl001-the-line-between-management-and-ic-leadership/)
17 Jul 2024
TL000: Announcing Technically Leadership, a New Podcast for the Next Phase of Your Career
Technically Leadership is a brand new podcast on the Packet Pushers network. Host Laura Santamaria explores leadership in the tech industry, with conversations and insights to help you development your management skills. Whether you’re considering your first management role or you’re an experienced manager working your way to the C-suite, this podcast is for you.... Read more » (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/technically-leadership/tl000-announcing-technically-leadership-a-new-podcast-for-the-next-phase-of-your-career/)
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