Still Technically Here
The shift from expert contributor to leader is a high-stakes career migration—and it’s filled with organizational bullshit no one prepares you for. Still Technically Here is the candid, unfiltered space that proves you’re not alone, giving you the real-life tools to translate your technical expertise into genuine influence and lasting impact.
Episodes
7 episodes
Why I Forget My Own Advice (and How to Handle Scary Thoughts)
Have you ever stood in the rain for forty-five minutes before realizing you were actually holding an umbrella?In this episode, I’m getting honest about the "Gap"—that frustrating space between knowing exactly what tools you have a...
Still Technically Me: Uninstalled & Upgraded
“If I wasn’t an employee, who was I?”On the Thursday before Thanksgiving at 8 AM, a single calendar notification ended a career that had spanned 18 years. Within minutes, the Slack channels went dark, the access was revoked, and t...
Still Technically Here: Rate Limiting Your Calendar
Have you ever looked at your schedule and seen an unforgiving block of meetings from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.? You're running on 100% utilization, but your high-leverage output is zero.As a leader, constant availability is a vulnerabil...
The 80/20 Trap: Perfectionism’s High Cost
We've all been there: the late-night pull to polish a piece of code, a deck, or a document that’s already 80% finished and shippable. That urge? It’s The Perfectionist’s Loop, and it’s the moment your technical integrity transforms into ...
The Two-Body Problem: From Code Committer to People Leader
You were the 10x engineer, now you're drowning in meetings. That urge to dive back into the code? That’s the Two-Body Problem—the agonizing pull between the code you love and the team you lead. When you solve a quick bug for a dopamine h...
The 'Only One' Syndrome: Shutting Down the Inner Critic
Are you an underrepresented technical leader carrying the crushing weight of the "Only One" in the room? This isn't just Imposter Syndrome; it's the fear of confirming a bias. In Episode 1, we get candid about the high stakes of r...
TRAILER: The Code, The Confidence, The Culture.
Stop feeling like a fraud wrestling with the chaos. It's time to reclaim your expertise, own your influence, and realize your competence is Still Technically Here.If you're an engineer, architect, or (technical) leader wrestling w...
