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Implicit Models and Processes

What actions have you taken in the last hour? In today's episode we're talking about the simple fact that everything we do is governed by some sort of process.

Published: 2/19/2020
Length: ~8m
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Measuring Freedom to Change

Why is it so hard for managers to create freedom and autonomy for their teams in a modern work environment? Today, we'll talk about how we can offer more autonomy to our team as well as bring value to the company.

Published: 2/17/2020
Length: ~11m
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Embracing Confusion

What does it mean to be confused? What is happening in our brains and what is happening in reality? In today's episode, we're digging into confusion and the role of perception in the work you do.

Published: 2/14/2020
Length: ~7m
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Thought Experiment - Rejecting Your Intuitive Solution

Today we've got a thought experiment with the goal of flexing your lateral thinking muscles.

Published: 2/12/2020
Length: ~6m
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You Don't Have to Be a Slave to Self-Improvement

Why do you think you need to be great? In today's episode, we're getting clear on why we're motivated to reach our goals as developers and why we can so easily get caught in a trap of working in one particular area when we should be focusing on a bigger picture.

Published: 2/10/2020
Length: ~13m
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Getting Stacked Value From your Daily Activities

What makes something worth doing? How do you decide what activities are worth doing?

Published: 2/7/2020
Length: ~13m
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Defining Your Reference Points

What was the last question someone asked you that changed the way you think today?

Published: 2/5/2020
Length: ~10m
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Engineering Your Habits Like Interfaces

What are the outcomes that you expect in your day-to-day life? That's what we're talking about in today's episode of Developer Tea

Published: 2/3/2020
Length: ~9m
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Plans Should Be Functions, Not Documents

The plans we make shape our lives. In today's episode, we're talking about the things we actively choose to do with our time and the process of planning that plays into our futures.

Published: 1/31/2020
Length: ~15m
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What Are your Fundamentals?

One of the things you notice when observing great writers or coaches is that they've got a simplicity in their work. In today's episode we discuss the relationships between simplicity, complexity and value.

Published: 1/29/2020
Length: ~7m
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Getting On The Right Level When Solving Problems Collaboratively

In today's episode we're talking about getting too much in the weeds vs. being too far removed. We'll talk about the pros and cons of each and offer suggestions to get out of the weeds and get down from the clouds.

Published: 1/27/2020
Length: ~9m
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Management Anti-Pattern - Detail Abstraction

If you're standing in a building or riding in a vehicle, look around and think about some of the details around you. Who's job is it to manage the details?

Published: 1/24/2020
Length: ~11m
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Management Anti-Patterns - False Homogeneity

What are you focused on today? Focus is perhaps the one superpower that's common in successful people. In today's episode, we're talking about a management anti-pattern that totally destroys focus and provide a solution to get focus back.

Published: 1/22/2020
Length: ~13m
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Management Anti-Patterns - Implicit Assignment of Responsibility

If you're listening to this episode in the morning, find a few moments with a piece of paper to write down your top three responsibilities for this week. In today's episode, we're talking about assigning responsibility.

Published: 1/20/2020
Length: ~10m
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Two Biases that Can Affect Your Work and Relationships

Think about a recent simple decision you made. How rational was your decision making process? In today's episode, we're talking about two biases that can change the way you approach you work and your relationships with that work and the people who work around you.

Published: 1/17/2020
Length: ~17m
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You'll Never Have All of the Information

Information gathering and solving problems is a fun part of the developer role. In today's episode we're talking about the pros and cons of gathering too much information.

Published: 1/16/2020
Length: ~12m
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Productivity Isn't About How Much You Get done

Trying to find the most productive way to work. In today's episode we're talking about different ways to think about productivity.

Published: 1/13/2020
Length: ~7m
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3 Guidelines for Happier Work with Designers

One of the most misunderstood relationships on cross-functional teams are the role of the designer and developer. Often conflicts can go unresolved and assumptions arise of designers and developer stereotypes, and how these two departments can work better together.

Published: 1/10/2020
Length: ~23m
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Connecting Tasks to Operating Modes

What will be different at the end of today as a result of the actions you take?

Published: 1/9/2020
Length: ~11m
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Success and Cumulative Advantage

We can't promise that we can make anyone successful, but we can talk about success as a concept from the perspective of systems.

Published: 1/6/2020
Length: ~11m
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