The People Stack Podcast

We all have doubts. Doubts about ourselves, other people, the external world. That’s normal and natural. What I don’t want is for your doubts to continue to get confirmed. I don’t want your self-doubt to turn into a stagnating salary or getting fired. I don’t want your doubts about others to turn into relationships destroyed. I don’t want your doubts about the world to turn into you staying stuck in a mediocre career. How do you prevent this so you can build your dream tech career - even amid some doubts and challenges? Check out this episode immediately!

More than ever, we’ve been talking with tech managers who are coping with extraordinary career struggles. Out of work for months on end and if they haven’t declared bankruptcy yet, they’ll have to. Stuck in a dead-end job and, every day, it feels like a little piece of them is dying inside. On top of that, they’re dealing with massive health and relationship issues too. Hospital beds and divorces are part of these stories. How do you cope with these extraordinary career and life struggles? I talk about how and - even more importantly - how NOT to do that in this episode. Tune in right now!

Yes, you CAN have any career you want! This is the truth we’ve discovered after thousands of conversations with hundreds of tech manager clients. Here’s the thing… We get in our own way. We block ourselves from creating the careers we want! What are some of the biggest blockers? And how do you overcome them so you can build your dream tech career? Check out this episode immediately!

You’re procrastinating. You’re putting things off… That conversation with your boss, updating your resume, reading that leadership book, sending that follow-up email… And it’s filling you with shame, doubt, an endless spiral toward a permanent residence in Negative Town. It’s so ironic, isn’t it? Those things on your to-do list are supposed to empower you. But you have to get them done first. In today’s episode, I talk about overcoming procrastination so that you can finally tackle even the most uncomfortable actions - And use this as a catapult to upgrading your teams, your paychecks, your career, and your life. Check it out right now!

I’m sure you’ve seen disingenuous folks getting ahead and wondered when their reckoning will come. That’s not license though to trade away one of your most valuable assets to get further faster though. In this episode I talk about why Integrity is the key to making your career dreams possible and what’s at stake when you don’t bring it to the forefront. Listen now to see how doing what you say, and saying what you mean will propel you not just to a short term gain, but a career full of wins.

There is a massive number of tech managers on the job market right now, so competition is fierce. Even if you have a shiny resume & LinkedIn profile along with stellar interviewing skills, that is not enough to be able to thrive in this market. In this episode, I share the 5 lessons we learned to help our tech manager clients thrive on the job market and earn 30%, 40%, even 50+% raises at dream roles. Check it out immediately!

Right now, lots of tech managers are thinking about leaving their jobs. They want to spread their wings, go on the job market, and find even better opportunities at new companies. And right now, lots of tech managers are scared to take this leap. They’re filled with worry, doubt, and uncertainty about jumping into the unknown. If this is you, I absolutely understand and I want to help. I also want you to get how this fear is destroying your career. Check out this episode to find out how to rise about the fear and finally create a career - and a life - full of impact, freedom, and balance.

How’s your career right now? If you’re like a lot of our potential clients, it’s “not bad.” As in - it could be better but I’m okay. I’m not ecstatic with joy and in my dream job, but who is really? I have a stable job, with stable pay, and I’m able to pay the mortgage comfortably every month. Really, it’s not bad. I can’t complain.... If this is the way you feel about your career right, I want you to check out this episode immediately. Because “not bad” is dangerous. It’s actually the most dangerous place to be in your career. Listen now to find out exactly why - and how to fix it!

The number one reason why most of our clients were failing to upgrade their tech careers… ...was because they were not evangelizing their excellence. They were not promoting themselves - they were not marketing themselves. Most of them were doing a lot of hard work on BUILDING their excellence as leaders. But they were doing ZERO to EVANGELIZE their excellence. Are you evangelizing your team's excellence? And are you doing it confidently, consistently, with integrity, and with the right people? If the answer is no, you owe it to yourself, your team, and your loved ones to fix it right now! Because you know as well as I know that there's no way that you're gonna get to that next level in your technical career… There’s no way you’re going to earn that promotion, that raise, that Hell Yes job - without effectively evangelizing your excellence. Tune in to this episode to learn the 3 keys to evangelizing without sacrificing your integrity or authenticity!

Take a look at your to do list. What emotions come up for you? If you’re like a lot of our clients - it’s probably one or more of the following: overwhelm, dread, worry, guilt, shame, apathy. It’s that “omg I can’t even” feeling. Your to do list is dying. Or….maybe you don’t HAVE a to do list. You’re constantly fighting fires without the right tools. So, your to do list is dead already. Either way this is wreaking havoc on your career. Because if you can’t manage your day-to-day tasks, there’s no way you’ll have the time, energy, and focus to build your career. Right now, your career is DOA. So let’s fix this!!! Check out this episode so you can learn how to make your to do list work FOR you instead of AGAINST you - and harness this power to finally earn that raise, promotion, or new job.