Are you operating in the world, or are you working on a problem? This shift in agency can make all the difference in your career.
Oct 24
Signs You May Have a Regressive Mindset
Keeping up has always been part of the job for software engineers, and with AI it's harder than ever. In this episode, I talk about two signals that you, your coworkers, or the people you manage might have a regressive mindset, which shows up as quietly avoiding the learning you ... Show More
16m 54s
Sep 30
How History Can Inform a Dynamic Understanding of Technological Revolutions Mirroring this Moment In Software Engineering
You're tired of hearing that you need to pick up AI, so today I'm not going to add to that pile. Instead, we'll look back at two moments in history that look a lot like this one: the arrival of Fortran in the 1950s, and the spread of autopilot in commercial aviation. Both show ho ... Show More
17m 14s
Sep 21
Fundamentals Will Help You Survive the Constant Acceleration of Software Engineering
Fundamentals get talked about constantly, but rarely defined. In this episode I dig into what a fundamental actually is — the building blocks, heuristics, and core characteristics that don't change — and why they matter more than ever in a profession where abstraction moves faste ... Show More
13m 18s
Oct 2024
Episode 287: Career Growth for Individual Contributors with Cliff Seal
What does career growth look like for a designer in an enterprise company? Our guest today is Cliff Seal, UX architect at Salesforce. You’ll learn about the push-and-pull dynamics in decision making, setting the right foundation with your mentor, the complexities of a mature prod ... Show More
46m 4s
Nov 2024
Strategies for Personal and Career Growth
<p>Welcome back! In this episode, we dive deep into the art of creativity and how to foster it in dynamic environments like social media and agency life. I talk about the importance of staying connected, adapting through change, and understanding the "why" behind every piece of c ... Show More
18m 27s
Mar 2024
How to stop your company’s size from slowing you down
Do ideas have the freedom to run in your workplace, or do they get caught in internal complexity? As companies grow, they tend to have more processes and stakeholders slowing down change. So what can you do to get things done? In this week’s episode, Anne and Frances help a rocks ... Show More
37m 35s
Sep 2025
Make your time at work work for you
Jobs aren’t forever. But instead of disengaging when loyalty feels uncertain, we can use the work in front of us to grow stronger, smarter, and more ready for what’s next. In this episode, I share four strategies to make the way you work today an investment in your tomorrow.Moder ... Show More
8m 21s