Best Eric Brechner Podcasts (2026)

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Good vibrations 8:13

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2M ago8:13

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When is your vibe important in business settings? What is the right vibe for interviews, crises, sharing bad news, and career conversations?By Eric Brechner

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Natural consequences 9:31

3M ago9:31

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By Eric Brechner

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Meet the new boss 10:18

4M ago10:18

10:18

How should you adapt to a new manager? What should you discuss at your first one-on-one?By Eric Brechner

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Middle manager massacre (span sanity part deux) 10:42

7M ago10:42

10:42

How do you reduce middle managers without harming productivity or employee development? Which middle managers should you keep?By Eric Brechner

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Can we agree on something? (SLAs) 10:46

8M ago10:46

10:46

Why do short clear SLAs improve your services, customer satisfaction, and life? How do you write and use an effective SLA?By Eric Brechner

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Managing PMs 12:09

9M ago12:09

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How do guide PMs to positively impact your team, your business, and your customers? What if your peers and management chain all see the PM role differently?By Eric Brechner

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Is The Terminator coming for you? 7:49

10M ago7:49

7:49

What is the impact of AI on software engineers? How will it impact our children?By Eric Brechner

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Everybody wants to rule the world 7:16

11M ago7:16

7:16

Should I be more ambitious? How do I align my career with what I value most?By Eric Brechner

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What, me worry? Promotions and confidence 10:19

1y ago10:19

10:19

How do you gain the confidence needed for a promotion as you undertake unfamiliar next-level work? How do you win over your manager and other decision-makers?By Eric Brechner

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Knowledge loss 8:58

1y ago8:58

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When a subject matter expert (SME) leaves your team, how do you avoid knowledge loss? What common mistakes to teams make?By Eric Brechner

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Just rewards? 9:17

1+ y ago9:17

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How should you feel about the annual rewards you received? What should you expect?By Eric Brechner

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Do you feel lucky? 10:21

1+ y ago10:21

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How do you improve your chances of success? Why consider luck when evaluating people and situations?By Eric Brechner

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I wasn't aware 7:29

1+ y ago7:29

7:29

Why are awareness posters, training, and trinkets mostly ineffective? How do you convert these campaigns into action?By Eric Brechner

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No time like the present 9:18

2y ago9:18

9:18

How does responding immediately provide you with essential slack time? How can eschewing prioritization help you prioritize?By Eric Brechner

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Productive power sharing 8:56

2y ago8:56

8:56

When a project has multiple leaders, how do you quickly make aligned decisions that stick? Who has final say without abusing that power?By Eric Brechner

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How to pay off (technical) debt 8:34

2y ago8:34

8:34

How do you pay off technical debt before a catastrophic failure? How do you convince management to invest the time?By Eric Brechner

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Break the ice blocking your job search 11:29

2y ago11:29

11:29

How do you expand and utilize your network to land a new role you love? Why is applying online so unlikely to succeed for an experienced engineer?By Eric Brechner

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High on high potential--drunk on a fallacy 10:13

2y ago10:13

10:13

What skills should engineers develop? How should hiring manager prioritize candidates?By Eric Brechner

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What’s this now? Dealing with ambiguity 9:37

2+ y ago9:37

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How do you estimate deliverables, prioritize assignments, design solutions, choose implementations, and verify requirements when there’s no authoritative source to tell you the right thing to do and the right way to do it? What do you do when the experts disagree?By Eric Brechner

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Been the boss 7:05

2+ y ago7:05

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How do you engage with your manager and peers when you're no longer the boss? Should you be the boss again?By Eric Brechner