Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business Advice

James Studdart is a full stack .NET developer, solutions architect and team leader based in the UK. He has experience in a wide range of markets from tropical fish and domestic services to internatio…

Against a friend's advice, I set a goal to publish 100 podcast episodes in 100 days. This is the story on how I did it (and how you can do it too).

Show notes and challenge details at http://hellotec…

Nathan Johns has more than twenty years of experience in Business Strategy and Product Management at large tech companies like Creative Labs and Dell. He has managed eighteen product lines including …

This software development manager believes it is an utter waste of money to hire a programmer and not pair them with someone else.

Llewellyn Falco is an independent agile coach. He discovered strong-…

Stacey Ackerman recently implemented a scrum process in her household and her kids have bought in and help clean the house with minimal supervision.

Stacey Ackerman is the Scrum Mom, an agile coach, …

The best car mechanics are the ones who will take the time to do a thorough inspection and find the root cause before you rack up a huge bill in parts and labor. Ryan Ayres uses the same philosophy w…

Eric Stroh is an experienced software developer and sports enthusiast. After teaching computer science for 15 years he joined the ranks of iOS developers at CapTech Consulting, building mobile apps f…

Since he hasn't had a boss, Christian's had to come up with his own ways of making sure he stays productive. Today he shares his 3-step productivity system that gives him perfect memory and allows hi…

Would you love it or hate it if your boss said to turn off email and messenger programs all day? Stacy Eads believes that by only checking emails 3 times a day instead of constantly being distracted …

Glenn Hansen has over 25 years in software engineering, product development, information technology and consulting who drives a culture of innovation and excellence through servant leadership, transp…

When Joe Zack reflected upon a list of New Year's Resolutions very thoughtfully planned out and realized he had accomplished nothing throughout the year, he realized he didn't care about the goal but…

As a software architect, David Walker looks for the "story" behind the software: what do the users need, how will they interact with technology and what will it help them accomplish. After being high…

When an organization was struggling with a lack of productivity and $2 million into a $5 million project with nothing to show, Frank Fuglestad was brought in as a consultant to set things right. He d…

Working really, really hard and not getting anywhere... sound familiar? As a software development manager, Edward Fry struggled with rapidly changing business needs that resulted in meeting overload.…

In an intern position, Alan was faced with an uninspiring role and a deadline that extended many years past his internship. After fighting procrastination and low levels of productivity throughout th…

Assigned to a team that was over staffed, under utilized and without clear direction, Jeff and his peers struggled with productivity on a $1 million project. Things turned around when he decomposed t…