Talks & Podcasts
Conference talks, podcast appearances, and presentations on engineering leadership and team effectiveness.
I enjoy speaking about engineering management, team dynamics, and organizational design. If you'd like me to speak at your event or on your podcast, please get in touch.
DevOpsDays Austin 2026 - You Are the Micro-CTO: Managing Your Team to Effectiveness A talk at DevOpsDays Austin on how engineering managers can drive team effectiveness by actively designing the systems around Product, Engineering, and People — not just managing individuals. May 2026
XP 2026 - The System is the Strategy A presentation on systems thinking for engineering leaders. April 2026
Podcast — Will AI Kill Code Review? A conversation with the Modern CTO Podcast about how AI is shifting development bottlenecks and why systems thinking matters for engineering leadership. April 2026
Podcast - Software, Leadership, and the AI Era A conversation with TechPod Talks about the intersection of software development, engineering leadership, and emerging AI technologies. January 2025
Podcast - Balancing Engineering Alignment with Autonomy A conversation with Joe Levy from UpLevel about focus, writing, and achieving alignment at scale. May 2024
How Technical Should Engineering Managers Be? A conversation with Michael Lopp on balancing technical competency with managerial responsibilities, presented on O'Reilly's Tech Leadership Tuesday. April 2024
Podcast — When Systems Are Properly Designed, Individuals Will Thrive A conversation about my career trajectory and systems thinking approaches to managing software teams. November 2023
Podcast — From Code to Leadership: Mastering the Software Development Lifecycle A conversation with the Better Tech Leadership podcast about thinking about quality across the software development lifecycle. October 2023
Podcast — Have Engineering Leaders Become Too Hands-off? A conversation with DevInterrupted about engineering effectiveness, systems thinking, and how to think about teams vs. individuals. July 2023
Systemic Leadership for Software Teams A talk on applying systems thinking to engineering leadership, presented at LeadDev. June 2023
Podcast — Leading Dev Teams Efficiently A conversation with the groCTO Podcast about strategies for managing development teams effectively. January 2023
Podcast — Systemic Leadership (Portuguese) Uma conversa sobre liderança sistêmica no podcast Tech Leadership Rocks. January 2023
Leading as an Engineering Manager A talk on achieving the balance between driving positive change and avoiding micromanagement, presented at LeadDev. December 2022
Leading Software Teams with Systems Thinking A practical perspective on using systems thinking to lead successful software teams, presented at LeadDev Berlin. November 2022
Lean Lego Game A workshop on introducing lean principles to software development through hands-on Lego exercises. November 2009