Developer Tea exists to help driven developers connect to their ultimate purpose and excel at their work so that they can positively impact the people they influence.
With over 17 million downloads to date, Developer Tea is a short podcast hosted by Jonathan Cutrell, engineering leader with over 15 years of industry experience. We hope you'll take the topics from this podcast and continue the conversation, either online or in person with your peers. Email: developertea@gmail.com
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The Meta-Habit of High Performers: How Outer Loops Unlock Growth (Career Growth Accelerator) (00:25:54)
🎧 Episode Notes: The Meta-Habit of High Performers: How Outer Loops Unlock GrowthIn today's episode, we are discussing one of the most common habits I see in high-performing managers and senior engin...
Career Growth Accelerator - Promotion Roadblocks and Knocking it Out of the Park During Performance Review Season (00:31:37)
It is review season, and you might be finding yourself confused: you received high ratings and "exceeded expectations," yet the promotion you expected didn't happen. In this episode of the Career Grow...
Career Growth Roadmap - De-risking Your Career By Understanding Your Vulnerabilities (00:15:19)
In this episode, we explore how to de-risk your career roadmap by identifying the hidden vulnerabilities that hold your decision-making hostage.🎧 Episode Notes: De-risking Your Career By Understandin...
Career Growth Accelerator - Assessing Yourself - Using a Nine-Block to Map Your Skill, Potential, and Energy Investment (00:28:42)
🎧 Episode Notes: Using a Nine-Block for Skill, Potential, and Energy InvestmentMost career assessments try to paint a static picture of what you can do well with the least effort, but they often fail...
Career Growth Accelerator: Going from Autopilot to Purpose (00:29:01)
This episode marks the 11th anniversary of the show, and I want to celebrate by continuing our Career Growth Accelerator series. Today, we’re moving beyond the "autopilot" mode that many engineers fin...
Announcing - Career Growth Accelerator, Episode Zero - Getting Out of Your Own Way (00:20:34)
This episode kicks off the Career Growth Accelerator series, focused on the specific hurdles faced by mid-to-senior level engineers, managers, and leaders who are looking to move to the next level. Be...
Announcing: The Career Growth Accelerator Series (00:02:40)
Are you a mid-to-senior level engineer or leader who has hit a career roadblock or found yourself stagnated? I'm launching the new Career Growth Accelerator series, focused on the difficult, non-obvio...
Problem Definition As A Path for Career Growth (00:14:36)
When you hit a career roadblock, the methods that worked for you before often stop working. Today, I’m diving into why that happens, and why the first and most critical step in progressing past stagna...
You Know The Hard Thing You Need to Do Next - Here's Why It's Worth Doing Now (00:13:01)
We often look for ways to reduce the load on our brains, seeking shortcuts and optimizations to get ahead. Sometimes this works, reinforcing the belief that we can hack our way around every problem. H...
Career Fundamentals - Avoid Career Traps by Focusing on Primary Paths of Improvement (00:15:30)
If you're looking to accelerate your career growth, this episode gives you what may feel like hard truths about the path forward. So many engineers fall into traps of overthinking, chasing minor optim...
Getting to Senior - Taking Ownership Without Leading Projects (00:15:56)
If you're an engineer looking to move into a senior role, you have likely heard that you need to demonstrate "ownership". Unfortunately, this crucial term is often poorly defined and leads to a major ...
Part Two - Bryan McCann, CTO of You.com, on AI, Engineering, Art, and Everything In Between (00:36:16)
Hey everyone, welcome to today's episode of Developer Tea. This is the second part of my interview with Bryan McCann, the CTO at you.com. If you haven't listened to Part One, I'd encourage you to go b...
Part One - Bryan McCann, CTO of You.com, on AI, Engineering, Art, and Everything In Between (00:34:40)
Hey everyone and welcome to today's episode of Developer Tea. It's been quite a while since I've had a guest on the show. Today, I'm joined by Bryan McCann, CTO at you.com. We dive into a wide-ranging...
Going to War with Burnout - Less Hours Isn't Your Only Option (00:18:09)
I'm tackling a massive challenge today: burnout. While the standard advice usually involves working less, I want to show you a practical dimension of burnout you have more control over, focusing on in...
The Good and Bad of Choosing Measurements - Traps and Opportunities of Measuring What Matters (00:15:01)
In this episode, I dive into the management mantra that "what is measured is managed" and explain why this simple assertion often leads to a complex trap. We discuss why the act of measuring team prod...
Engage in Deliberate Practice to Level Up Your Engineering Leadership Skills (00:18:08)
I want to dive into the concept of Deliberate Practice, which sets the greatest apart in fields ranging from sports to writing to engineering. I’ll explain why it’s much more than just repetition or e...
Shift Your Locus of Control to Take Charge of Your Engineering Career (00:20:45)
This episode explores the concept of Locus of Control and why developing a more internal locus of control is beneficial for your career and life. You'll learn the difference between internal and exter...
Resumé Driven Development - Your Career is In Your Hands (00:12:27)
In this episode we'll discuss why "Résumé Driven Development" is a powerful mental model for building a thriving career. Instead of seeing your résumé as just a job-hunting tool, you'll learn to use i...
Forced and Unforced Errors (00:15:31)
In this episode, we introduce a simple yet powerful mental model from the world of sports: forced vs. unforced errors. By understanding this concept, you can shift your focus from things outside your ...
View Your Productivity Through the Lens of Values and Priorities (00:13:39)
In this episode, we introduce two fundamental thought experiments to help you uncover your true priorities and core values. By exploring scenarios of scarcity and abundance, you'll learn to align your...
This One Skill Signifies Seniority For Software Engineers (00:14:28)
This episode explains what is arguably the best career advice you'll hear this week: the one skill that signifies seniority in software engineers is the ability to synthesise and optimise for multiple...
Backup Plans and Risk Reward Curves (00:13:50)
This episode focuses on the critical importance of having a backup plan, not just for technical redundancies but especially for situations involving human error, which are highly prevalent in one's ca...
Second Order Consequences and Forcing Functions (00:23:45)
Todays episode delves into understanding and leveraging second and third-order consequences – the ripple effects that occur after an initial action – and introduces forcing functions, which are an inv...
Don't Try to Solve Hyperobject Problems Once (00:15:46)
This episode delves into the philosophical concept of hyperobjects – problems so vast and complex they lack clear boundaries and cannot be "solved" once and for all. It explores why attempting to perm...
Behavior Change 101: Trigger, Incentive, and Ability (00:20:16)
This episode delves into a powerful model for encouraging behaviour change, applicable to both managing others and self-improvement, by focusing on three critical factors: Trigger, Incentive, and Abil...
