Lead Prompt Podcast

Google are moving to AI driven search, and they are clearly moving away from the ten blue links model that gave them web search dominance. That is a big bet from Google, similar to the Facebook Metaverse bet in scale. I love AI, but I do not trust an algorithm to filter my search for knowledge, do you? Topics: The Wall Street Journal: "Google Plans to Make Search More ‘Personal’ with AI Chat and V...

Topics covered this episode: - The invite-only beta of Bluesky - Lots of folks are scrambling to build Twitter clones, but who is building a better Twitter? - My suggestions for a better Twitter: a meritocracy - Bluesky gets identity verification right - On working with recruiters (coming soon)

Topics covered this episode: - The slide towards tech Neo-Luddism - Why are some technologists spreading FUD about AI? - We must separate the tech (neutral) from the implementations (people). - Social media gamification and Twitter - The sad failure of the original Web 3.0, AKA the Semantic Web

Topics covered this episode: - Blogging is dead, Twitter is almost dead , podcasting? - Saying no to bad features - Transactional mentorship - Web search and AI filtering - Media recommendations

Today on the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss how our relationship with the office has changed, from private offices to remote work, perhaps forever.

Today in the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to share with you why I believe project estimates are unreliable, and why we should stop placing so much emphasis on them.

Today in the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to explain why you should do a number of quality patch releases after each major release to consolidate software application quality, by focusing on bugs, security vulnerabilities, user experience, and finally application performance in each of those patches.

Today I am going to discuss the differences between acknowledgement versus agreement, and how your active listening style might be hurting your communications.

Today I am going to discuss hero-driven development, which is an anti-pattern that is endemic in the software development industry. Hero-driven development refers to a team having an over-reliance on star performers to get the job done, rather than having a stable, reproducible process in place that anyone can implement.

Today I am going to one simple question: who do you work for? As a leader, the answer you give will define the style of leader you are. For full transparency, I will also provide my personal answer at the end. So let's get started.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to try to convince you of the benefits of the Scrum process, in spite of some common apprehensions you may have about it.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to explain to you why a leader should let go of bad ideas, before they become bad implementations.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to explain to you why a leader should deliberately create gaps in their team, to allow others to grow into them. This is an important aspect of character growth, and should be part of your mentoring tool box.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss why a leader should be very wary of something that looks too good to be true, as it rarely is.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss how you can improve your pitching skills, not only for selling products, but also for selling ideas, which is something that all of us should be good at.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss how you should react to someone quitting your team, what processes you should have in place to handle this, as well as thoughts on successor management and retention.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss why you need to believe in what you are selling, in order to appear credible.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss why you should train your team to present solutions and not problems, and to make that habit part of your cultural expectation.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss resilience, including your own personal resilience as a leader, and also how you can help build resilient teams.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss your self confidence as a leader, why it matters so much to you and your team, and how you can build it.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss trust, why it still matters in 2020, and how you can build and maintain it.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to explore the dangers of reverse delegation and servant leadership.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to explore what leading by example really means, and how you must begin by setting a worthwhile example to follow.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to offer you some advise on how to handle escalations coming from customers, prospects, the market, team members, and finally technology itself.

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to answer the question "What is leadership?", by providing my definition of leadership, in addition to the core principals that all leaders should adhere to.