Posts filed under: Leadership

SPaMCAST 730 – Solving Problems As A Sales Engineer, A Conversation With Ramzi Marjaba

The SPaMCAST 730 features our conversation with Ramzi Marjaba. Ramzi and I discussed the role of a sales engineer. The role solves customers’ problems and is a bridge between customers... Read More

SPaMCAST 708 – The CEO As Leader and Visionary Two Years Later, An Interview With Brian Weaver

107 podcasts ago (just a little over two years ago) on SPAMCAST 601 I interviewed Brian Weaver of Torch.AI about leadership. Lots of things have happened since then, a pandemic,... Read More

SPaMCAST 707 – Leadership And Management, Next Re-read Saturday Books, A Conversation With Susan Parente

In SPaMCAST 707 Susan Parente and I discuss the difference between leadership and management in her Not A Scrumdamentalist column. These two concepts are related but not the same.  The... Read More

SPaMCAST 706 – Humans Are Hard, Code Is Easy, A Conversation With Tom Henricksen

SPaMCAST 706 features a conversation with Tom Henricksen. Tom makes a strong case that ignoring soft skills will limit your ability to deliver real value. Tom says, “Humans Are Hard,... Read More

SPaMCAST 704 – Leadership and Diving For Golf Balls, A Conversation With Stuart Leo

In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 704, we talk leadership with Stuart Leo Founder & CEO of Waymaker.io. One of the reasons I enjoy interviews is that I often... Read More

SPaMCAST 682 – Prioritization Outside Your Span of Control, Getting Leadership Right, Conversations and Essays

At the end of the year, planning and prioritization take center stage. We can only really prioritize work, needs, and dreams that are within our span of control. That does... Read More

SPaMCAST 675 – What is a Priority, Bad Leadership, Conversations and Essays

This week we continue the priority theme with an essay titled, “What is a Priority?” I wish it was a simple question. Since the whole idea of priority is premised... Read More

SPaMCAST 635 – Practical Ways to Manage, A Conversation with Johanna Rothman

Cue the music . . . Happy Birthday, Software Process and Measurement Cast!  Today we begin year 15 with a visit from Johanna Rothman.  We talked about her THREE new... Read More

SPaMCAST 630 – It’s All About the People, A Panel Discussion with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Cagley

In March 2020, as our world was shrinking and words like ‘lockdown’ and ‘zoom-bombing’ were becoming a reality, we recorded and aired SPaMCAST 597. Paul Laberge, Susan Parente, Jo Ann... Read More

SPaMCAST 626 – Custom Software Development, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, A Conversation With Jacob Glenn

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 626 features our interview with Jacob Glenn.  Jacob and I began talking about custom software development and then branched into entrepreneurship and leadership. Finding... Read More