The Retrospective

Firing someone never gets easy. It shouldn't. But it can be done with clarity, respect, and honesty. We recorded a conversation about what this actually looks like in practice. New episode of The Retrospective 👇the-retrospective.com/s3-e04-letting…

New episode! Today we discuss the importance of taking breaks to maintain energy, resilience, and mental health. We explain the concepts of macro-, meso- and micro-breaks, and share actionable tips on planning and executing them efficiently. buff.ly/49Jqiio

Listen here: buff.ly/3Bho8df Bonus: Only 40% of interrupted tasks get completed on the same day. Having a dedicated firefighter in the team can help!

In our latest podcast episode, we break down: • Implementation strategies • Common pitfalls • Success metrics • The science behind it all No productivity hacks. Just practical experience.

The average engineer switches tasks every 3 minutes. Each switch costs 23 minutes of focus time. These interruptions have a heavy cost on engineering teams!

🎙️ New Episode: Understanding and Working With Tech Debt 🚀 📖 Definition of Tech Debt 🤑 How to get Stakeholder Buy-In to Work on Tech Debt 📈 Measuring Tech Debt 🛠️ Addressing Tech Debt Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/4hRaX3b

🎙️ New Episode Alert: What Puts the "Senior" in Senior Software Engineer? 🚀 Join "The Retrospective" as we dive into: 🔧 Technical expertise 👥 Team impact 📈 Business awareness 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Leadership qualities Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/4et4QyS

New episode: Engineering Managers transitioning to new teams Strategies to approach the leadership transition, understanding team dynamics, early trust-building, and quick wins - along the 3 main roles of an EM (execution, team- and individual support). buff.ly/3YKJozV

🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/4eJ9tps 💬 Have you dealt with quiet quitting? Share below! #EngineeringManagement #TechLeadership

🎙️ New episode alert! 🎙️ 🚀 "The Retrospective" podcast is back with a hot topic: Quiet Quitting 🤫 Peter & Jeremy explore: • 🔍 Signs in your team • 💥 Real Impact • 🛠️ Prevention strategies 👨‍💼👩‍💼 Insights for all levels of Engineering Manager! #QuietQuitting

🇫🇷 It was recorded together in the south of France and explains what we have learned and the changes we made. 🔜 Next up: Quiet quitting. Coming soon!

🔄🎙️ The Retrospective podcast is back with a fresh format! ⏱️ Shorter episodes (20-30 mins) 👥 Focus on engineering manager challenges 🎯 One topic per episode 🎧 Audio-only for easy listening Episode 1 (10 mins!) explains our changes: buff.ly/47YdN1A

The latest episode of our podcast is live, with a deep discussion of the tech hiring market with Peter Batiz, including the latest trends, AI and bots in hiring, technical requirements from Engineering Managers, and other topics. @theretrospective/episodes/10-the-retrospective-1st-october-2024-getting-hired-the-recruiter-s-perspective-with-peter-batiz-fe9ri" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">podcast.the-retrospective.com/@theretrospect… or youtube.com/watch?v=FX35H0…

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@eszpee and @JeremyBrownTech will be going live again on Monday 13th of May at 10:30 AM Central European time 🚀