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40% Better - Engineering Leadership

Bill
Leadership
Protofire
Psychological Safety
Altoros
Engineering Leadership
Web3
Scaling Up
Artificial Intelligence
Skylight
Employee Engagement
Belonging First
Engagement
Los Angeles, United States
Redwood City, United States
El Segundo, United States
Leadership In Tech
Startups
Intrinsic Motivation
Diversity and Inclusion
Friction Removal

Every week, we invite 1 expert on employee engagement and deep-dive into unlocking previously unheard of performance levels in teams and leaders. 40 Percent Betterhttps://40pb.com

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Welcome to 40 Percent Better with Bill Lennan featuring Joshua Gould, Group CEO @ thebigword In this episode, Bill Lennan and Joshua Gould dive into leadership, AI, business growth, technology transformation, and what it really takes to build resilie... more

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Jimmy Burroughes
Founder/leader discussed as guest with expertise in leadership and organizational friction removal
Episode: Friction Free Leadership That Works I Jimmy Burroughes
Joshua Gould
CEO and founder of The Big Word (the big word)
The Big Word
Episode: Why Human Leadership Still Wins in the Age of AI I Joshua Gould
Charley Wedeen-Zittle
Guest discussing leadership, equity, and growth in engineering teams
Episode: Leadership, Power, and Real Growth at Work I Charley Wedeen-Zittle
Juan Boyce
Engineering leader and software engineer
Episode: Leadership Without a Title in Tech I Juan Boyce
Rob Zuber
CTO, CircleCI
CircleCI
Episode: Mistakes, psychological safety, and leadership clarity | Rob Zuber
Jimi Li
CTO/CIO at ALM, AI leader who led a private equity exit and AI initiatives
ALM
Episode: Episode - AI Doesn't Replace Your Thinking It Amplifies It Jimi Li
Jeremy Hass
Leader, founder of Stashit, fractional Chief of Staff/Operations consultant
Stashit
Episode: Jiu Jitsu Changed My Life and Leadership | Jeremy Hass
Tamara Laine
Founder/leader with a background in journalism, media startups, and executive leadership
Empower (and prior media ventures)
Episode: The Risk Mindset That Changes Everything | Tamara Laine
Oscar Hedaya
Leader and entrepreneur discussing leadership and building teams in tech
Independent/Space (Space Safe, guest's company)
Episode: The Art of Managing Diverse Personalities | Oscar Hedaya

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Why Belonging Is a Performance Metric, Not a Feeling | with Andrea D. Carter
Q: The knobs and levers that you found that impact people's sense of belonging, can you share a couple of those?
Five indicators—comfort, connection, contribution, psychological safety, and well-being—work together to create belonging. Comfort reduces cognitive load; connection improves information flow and trust; contribution makes people feel valued and energized; psychological safety allows speaking up without fear; and well-being ensures sustainable performance by respecting capacity and recovery.
Run to the Inevitable: High-Trust Engineering Teams | Josh Carroll
Q: What do you consider the one or two indicators of a highly productive team?
A very high level of psychological safety where people feel free to say the thing, coupled with strong communication and collaboration so contributions are balanced and contextually diverse.
From Dial-Up Belarus to 350 Engineers | Andrei Yurkevich
Q: How did you get started in leadership?
Leadership began in the early 2000s in Belarus, evolving from building a software outstaffing business to guiding a growing, distributed organization and eventually spinning off ventures like Protofire. The path included learning to scale, remote work, and adopting a cohesive framework like Scaling Up to keep teams aligned.
Friction Free Leadership That Works I Jimmy Burroughes
Q: How did you get started in leadership, and has your view of leadership changed over time?
Leadership began in early structured environments like military cadets, where the formation of discipline and exposure to leading others shaped a long-term perspective. Over time, leadership evolved from a power-based model to a more collaborative, people-centric approach focused on removing friction and enabling others to perform at their best.
Leadership Without a Title in Tech I Juan Boyce
Q: What advice would you give to someone new to software development?
Do it because you genuinely like it, build something early to learn by doing, keep learning, and be willing to move out of your comfort zone as technology evolves; those are the elements that sustain a long, flexible career in tech.

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This show concentrates on practical leadership in tech, with frequent deep dives into how engineering teams can unlock higher performance, autonomy, and psychological safety. Episodes regularly explore topics like ownership, friction removal, human-centered leadership, and the integration of AI as an amplifier rather than a replacement for skilled teams. Guests tend to be senior engineers, engineering managers, and startup leaders who share actionable frameworks, real-world stories, and measurable approaches to building high-performing tech organizations. The format and selection of guests make it valuable for listeners who want concrete methods to improve team dynamics, hiring, retention, and organizational culture in fast-moving tech envi... more

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