The Tech Lead Coaching Podcast from Michael Rice

Hey Tech Leads, A pretty odd episode for you this morning tech leads. Super curious to know how you got in the role, what you're going to when you boot up in the morning, and what you're looking for. Wish you and I could have done this one 1:1 over coffee. I mentioned a survey in today's episode. I'll post it at https://techleadcoaching.com/survey. Seriously: really want to know who you are! Remember, these are raw, hot take style episodes. For the better, more refined content, subscribe to the mailing list! This is just me sharing some ideas with you. Got something you want me to cover or something I could do better? Drop me an email! michael@techleadcoaching.com!! SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 1:04 - Our topic of the day: how are you in the role? 9:31 - Thank YOU for listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA!  Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                                   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, We're closing out a review of the fundamentals this week, tech leads. That is: the FOUR CORE! Today we're closing out the week with one of my favorite, but least discussed, topics: tracking and adjusting. This is where it all comes together--or falls apart! Remember, these are raw, hot take style episodes. For the better, more refined content, subscribe to the mailing list! This is just me sharing some ideas with you. Got something you want me to cover or something I could do better? Drop me an email! michael@techleadcoaching.com!! SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:45 - Our topic of the day: tracking and adjusting! 9:44 - Thank YOU for listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA!  Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                                   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, We're sticking with the fundamentals this week, tech leads. That is: the FOUR CORE! This week we're reviewing all four, and in today's episode we're diving into vision crafting and showing up/work ethic.  Remember, these are raw, hot take style episodes. For the better, more refined content, subscribe to the mailing list! This is just me sharing some ideas with you. Got something you want me to cover or something I could do better? Drop me an email! michael@techleadcoaching.com!! SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:45 - Why the fundamentals are important and VISION CRAFTING! 6:55 - WORK ETHIC (again)! 13:06 - Thank YOU for listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA!  Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                                   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, Coming up this week we’re going back to the fundamentals again. Doing great work means mastering—and practicing—the fundamentals. The Four Core starts with listening, and we explore it again today. Remember, these are raw, hot take style episodes. For the better, more refined content, subscribe to the mailing list! This is just me sharing some ideas with you. Got something you want me to cover or something I could do better? Drop me an email! michael@techleadcoaching.com!! SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:55 - Reviewing last week: we put some great content on the internet 4:26 - Four Core overview 8:42 - Listening! 17:38 - Thank YOU for listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA!  Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                                   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, I actually think we may be breaking new leadership ground on this episode, tech leads! Today we're talking about tech leadership moments, how to spot them, and how to step into them. Give it a listen! For the better, more refined content, subscribe to the mailing list! Remember, these are pretty raw, hot take style episodes. This is just me sharing some ideas with you. Got something you want me to cover or something I could do better? Drop me an email! michael@techleadcoaching.com!! SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:48 - LEADERSHIP MOMENTS 12:10 - Thanks for listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA!  Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                                   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, It's Wednesday. We're 1/2 way there! We're also still getting back into our grind. Speaking of grind, I want to share this idea with you that, as you move into the tech lead role, you work ethic starts to take on a much bigger role in your success than it did when you were an individual contributor.  For the better, more refined content, subscribe to the mailing list! By the way, I totally know this isn't one of the highly produced podcasts. This is just me sharing some ideas with you. Got something you want me to cover or something I could do better? Drop me an email! michael@techleadcoaching.com!! SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 1:00 - HARD WORK 9:28 - Thanks for listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA!  Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                                   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Took a few months off there, but now we're back. We'll talk about being consistent in your tech leadership (and the podcast). SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:45 - While I was away.... 3:47 - CONSISTENCY 9:04 - Some thoughts about purpose FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA!  Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                                 Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, Today I want to have a quiet, heartfelt 1:1 with you about your role as a tech lead and how you can help your team reconnect with why they work in this field in the first place and how they can connect with the work  you have to do. The same, but better, content shows up on my email list. To get on it and learn more ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:34 - Diving into today's topic 11:49 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                               Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, In today's episode, we build on Monday's idea for a worksheet, and actually describe an improved workflow and worksheet for how to organize all the stuff you need to truly be an impactful tech lead. *** This Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. we're doing another free, live training session on YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://techleadcoaching.com/training. *** To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:35 - What This Podcast Is All About 1:32 - Let's just dive in and get started with today's content! 22:14 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                             Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, *** This Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. we're doing another free, live training session on YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://techleadcoaching.com/training. *** In today's episode, I want to introduce you to a new tool I'm developing to help you make sure you're doing the right things tech leads. It's going to be dead simple for you to reproduce it in your day to day job and super impactful tech leads! To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:30 - What This Podcast Is All About 1:08 - Let's just dive in and get started with today's content! 10:37 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                           Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, *** Don't forget that on Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. we're doing another free, live training session on YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://techleadcoaching.com/training. *** In today's episode, I'm reviewing a recent article I really appreciated: 5 Things I've Learned About Tech Leadership. To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:29 - What This Podcast Is All About 1:12 - Let's just dive in and get started with today's content! 9:15 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                         Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, *** Don't forget that on Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. we're doing another free, live training session on YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://techleadcoaching.com/training. *** In today's episode, we're diving into the Twitterverse and reviewing two more articles.  Links to the articles: The differences between being a tech lead and a senior engineer Thoughts on Technical Leadership To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:33  - What This Podcast Is All About 1:22 - Let's just dive in and get started with today's content! 12:07 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                       Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, Sorry I missed you last week. Don't forget that on Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. we're doing another free, live training session I'm doing over YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://techleadcoaching.com/training. In today's episode, I talked about two articles. First is The Leader’s Secret Weapon: Listening and the second is An Engineering Team where Everyone is a Leader. Wanted to make sure I got those links to you tech leads! To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:30  - What This Podcast Is All About 1:30 - Let's just dive in and get started with today's content! 10:01 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                     Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, This week I'm going to be sharing some of the content for the upcoming, free, live training session I'm doing over YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://techleadcoaching.com/training. To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:32  - What This Podcast Is All About 1:25  - About the Tech Lead Coaching Network 2:52 - Today's topic: what is the tech lead role? 17:59 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                     Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, This week I'm going to be sharing some of the content for the upcoming, free, live training session I'm doing over YouTube live this weekend. For more about it, read my post on it here, or just go ahead and register at https://techleadcoaching.com/training. To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:34  - What This Podcast Is All About 1:56  - About the Tech Lead Coaching Network 3:14 - Today's topic: what is the tech lead role? 10:59 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, This week I'm away from the microphone. But don't let that be an excuse for not focusing on impact and the four core fundamentals: listening, showing up, tracking+adjusting, and crafting awesome visions.  See you next week tech leads!

Hey Tech Leads, This week we've been foraging through the internet looking for great writing on the tech lead role. Today, we're focused on Patrick Kua's post The Definition of a Tech Lead, which has some points I think you might find interesting. To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:35  - What This Podcast Is All About 1:14  - About the Tech Lead Coaching Network 2:41 - Today's Topic: Mr. Kua's article 10:59 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice                 Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, This week we're scrounging through the internet looking for great writing on the tech lead role. Today, we're I'm focused on Edmond Lau's post What Does It Mean To Be An Effective Tech Lead? which has an interesting approach you might want to try in your tech leadership. To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com. SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:35  - What This Podcast Is All About 1:48  - About the Tech Lead Coaching Network 3:38 - Today's Topic: Edmond's Article 13:35 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com   If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice               Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, This week we're going to scrounge through the internet looking for great writing on the tech lead role. Today, we're starting with Peter Gillard-Moss's post, "Techie to tech lead: My five biggest mistakes," which is super insightful and packed with hard won insights.  To get on the email list and find ways to engage with the Tech Lead Coaching Network, visit https://techleadcoaching.com.  SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:35  - What This Podcast Is All About 3:07 - Today's Topic: Peter's Article 18:29 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get engaged - almost all free - techleadcoaching.com                               If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice             Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!

Hey Tech Leads, We're continuing our conversation on having an impact as a tech lead. On Wednesday, we talked about having a bigger impact on the team. Today we're going to talk about having a bigger impact on the technology itself. This podcast is a place where we can think through some thoughts and be sketchy about stuff. It’s full of hyperbole, half complete thoughts, and other errata. I like to think of you sitting next to me at a coffee shop or happy hour or something. The more polished stuff will be available—same day—on my Substack! FREE! michaelrice.substack.com SEGMENTS- 0:05 - Intro 👋 0:35  - What This Podcast Is All About 2:45 - Today's Topic: Having a bigger technical impact 13:10 - Thanks for Listening! FREE RESOURCES- Book:  How To Be A Tech Lead  ($0) on Leanpub Get on my email list - two or more free emails per month! michaelrice.substack.com                           Join the free, volunteer based, tech lead coaching network:  Tech Lead Coaching Network                                If you’re in Los Angeles with me, join  Tech Lead Workshops LA! Book 30 minutes to talk with me  calendly.com/michaelrice           Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and give us an awesome rating!!