Tech Council

A critical incident hits. Systems go down. Deadlines slip. Fingers point. Sound familiar?

In this episode, Duncan and Jason break down how high-performing engineering teams recover differently. Instea…

 Every engineering leader has been there.

Your team wants the freedom to try new tools, adopt new frameworks, and build in ways that make sense to them. But leadership needs consistency, security, and…

Most advice about leadership transitions is sugarcoated: “Trust the process, be patient, focus on people.” 

While that’s not wrong, it’s not the whole story. In this candid episode, Duncan Mapes and J…

Metrics aren’t the problem. You are.

For years, engineers have hated metrics, but what if the real issue isn’t the numbers… it’s how they’re used?

In this episode, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke dig into…

“Should junior devs still learn the fundamentals if AI can write the code for them?”

That’s one of the real questions Duncan and Jason tackle in this episode of Tech Council. They get honest about wha…

Monoliths or microservices?

It’s one of the most hotly debated decisions in software engineering, and in this episode of Tech Council, Duncan and Jason lay it all out.

They challenge the hype around mi…

 Every engineering team pays a tax. The question is: how much?

In this episode of Tech Council, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke spotlight the unspoken, underestimated cost of audit prep, compliance check…

“10x engineers? Probably jerks.”

Jason and Duncan aren’t mincing words in this episode of Tech Council.

They’re calling BS on the myth of the superhuman engineer and making a case for the everyday prof…

How do you go from launching apps to leading platforms?

This week on Tech Council, Duncan sits down with Chris Boyd—a mobile dev veteran turned platform engineering leader—to talk about what changes w…

When teams struggle with misalignment, vague responsibilities, or clashing priorities, it’s often not a talent issue—it’s a clarity issue. In this episode of Tech Council, Jason Ehmke and Duncan Mape…

Ownership and leadership are more than buzzwords—they're the backbone of successful software teams. In this episode, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke examine how to foster responsibility without microman…

Software development is rarely straightforward. Even with experienced teams and the best intentions, projects still miss deadlines, fail to meet expectations, or get abandoned altogether. 

In this epi…

AI has moved from hype to habit, but at what cost? 

In this episode of Tech Council, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke break down the ethical, technical, and human implications of AI in software developmen…

What kind of season is your organization in—wartime or peacetime?

In this episode of Tech Council, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke dig into the organizational cycle and how it shapes everything from deci…

Enterprise environments are complex — full of people, processes, politics, and change. In this first episode of Tech Council, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke dig into the hard-earned lessons of leading …

Enterprise tech loves a good debate—and this one’s been simmering for years: Should you go serverless or double down on Kubernetes?

In this episode of Tech Council, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke break …

What does value creation really look like in software development teams?

In this episode of Tech Council, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke cut through the buzzwords to explore what it means to actually cr…

Welcome to Tech Council — the podcast where enterprise tech isn’t just buzzwords and boardroom talk. Hosts Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke cut through the noise with real, unscripted conversations about…