Hindsight Retros Podcast

John and I are wrapping up the Hindsight Retros Podcast, with this episode being a retro on our partnership. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who’s been a guest on our podcast, and to all of our listeners. While this may be the final episode, the catalog of episodes will be available online for the foreseeable future; feel free to share with your friends. We hope this project sparked new idea...

About our Guests Jenee Hughes worked at Google as a Site Reliability Engineer for 11 years, where she cut her teeth on the Search SRE team before moving over to Identity SRE. She's currently on a largely-analog sabbatical, dipping her toes back into the world of backyard farming and emergency resilience, while also writing two books, attending various classes, and doing SRE consulting for startups...

About our Guests Nathan Yan is the DJ/event producer at All Your Stupid Friends , a dance party production. He is formerly an engineer at Robinhood and LinkedIn, and currently lives in Silverthorne, Colorado where he plans Taylor Swift parties and spends too much time chasing ski records. You can find him on Instagram or LinkedIn . Main Takeaways from this Episode Niche Communities Online and in t...

About our Guests Michelle (AKA Shelly) de la Calle is Director of System Integration at County of Santa Clara Health System. You can find Michelle on LinkedIn . Sue Lueder is one of the podcasters and founders of the Hindsight Retros Project, and Michelle’s sister. She can be found on LinkedIn . Jack Lueder is the father of Sue and Michelle and a retired aerospace engineer from Lockheed Martin. Ma...

About our Guests John Reese is a weird fiction novelist, podcaster, and former SRE at Google and Robinhood. You can find John on LinkedIn and Medium . Main Takeaways from this Episode Gamification as a powerful mind tool Gamification refers to the use of game design tactics and strategies in non-game environments to motivate and engage us. It takes advantage of our evolved desire for achievement,...

About our Guests Josh Watson is a semi-professional pool player and coach sponsored by BeCue and JamUp apparel . He plays for American Poolplayers Association and runs a BCA pool league in San Diego, California. You can find him on instagram @josh_watson_pool_player Main Takeaways from this Episode Prioritize your mental game as well as your physical game. In pastimes as complex as the game of poo...

About our Guests Brent Chapman is an expert in incident management; every year he hones that expertise as a member of the Burning Man emergency services team, and he has introduced or formalized incident management at Google, Slack, and other tech companies. In this episode, he explains why incident management practices are so flexible and useful, and how they can be applied to situations in our p...

Record Date: August 12, 2024 Guests: Julie and Erik Episode Comic About our Guests Julie and Erik are intellectual property attorneys currently living in Minneapolis, Minnesota with their young son. Main Takeaways from this Episode Consider needs: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs says it’s hard to focus on things like fun when you’re feeling uncertainty about foundational needs like safety, shelter, an...

Record Date: June 17, 2024 Guests: Sue Lueder & John T. Reese Episode Comic About our Guests Sue Lueder is the host of this podcast and this time also a guest. She has a love of old Craftsman homes but sometimes forgets how much extra work they can be. She can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/suelue/   Main Takeaways from this Episode * Set boundaries with home improvement contractors: Home...

Record Date: 2024-08-04 (Apologies if you're seeing this twice -- we had some difficulties with the podcast platform this morning. This updated version includes the comics.) Brad and Cristina, a married couple in Zürich, write an annual retrospective every year the week before the New Year, and have used it to strengthen their relationship and improve their lives. About our Guests Brad Kratochvil...

About our Guests Caro is a Senior Language Specialist and Certified Coach who travels the world in her spare time. (She also joined us in our very first episode to interview us about the retrospective process.) Main Takeaways from this Episode Be open to learning one another’s travel styles People on this trip had different unstated assumptions about how things were going to go: how much are we go...

Before smartphones, international travelers relied on their wits, resourcefulness, and...charades! Join John and Dan Reese as they relive a travel adventure that took an unexpected turn. About our Guests Dan Reese works with nonprofits and government entities to reduce and end youth homelessness. He lives in Bellingham, WA. He is the brother of host John Reese, and they share a father. Main Takeaw...

About our Guest: Steph Hippo is a senior engineering manager at Honeycomb, career coach, and active volunteer helping girls find opportunities in STEM education and careers. Steph lives in Seattle, Washington with her family, and, of course, her dog Taz. You can find Steph on LinkedIn . Main Takeaways from this Episode: Community Support: Although communities like Facebook and NextDoor can be a so...

Learn about blameless retrospective culture from John Reese and Sue Lueder. About our Guest Interviewer Caro is a Senior Language Specialist and Certified Coach who travels the world in her spare time. Main Takeaways from this Episode Blameless retrospectives (a technique from the work world) can be used to improve your personal life as well. They strengthen relationships and turn destructive situ...