Our guest today is Ellen Wong, an expert in managing people and the Director of Engineering at Calm.In this episode, we explored Ellen’s management path from senior engineer to managing director. We also discussed what it really means to lead by influence—something people talk about a lot but don’t really explain.Ellen breaks down several of her recommendations to leading folks senior to her, how she builds trust with a new team, and what leading by influence means to her.________Connect with Ellen on LinkedIn to discuss her ideas further.Become a better leader in 2 minutes a day with BUNCH, the AI Leadership Coach. Download it free on the App Store by searching “bunch coach.”Follow BUNCH on Twitter: @bunch_HQ or subscribe to our newsletter The Weekly Briefing on Substack for more frameworks and resources.________Things you learn in this episode:- What it means to truly lead by influence- How to lead people more senior than you- Using vulnerability to inspire others- How to enable and empower others to lead, too!

Our guest today is Mathias Meyer, a very successful executive leadership coach that loves to stretch technical founders and CTOs and he is also the co-author of the book “The Intentional Organization.”In this episode we dove into Mathias’s journey from an impatient engineer to a founder, a CTO and a patient human that leads by influence.We also discovered how important it is involving engineers early on in the product development process and talked about the right time to do that.Connect with Mathias on Twitter: @roidrage or Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathias-meyer-50a753aa/Check out that Mathias is working on by visiting his new site: https://intentionalorganization.com/Become a better leader in 2 minutes a day with BUNCH, the AI Leadership Coach. Download it free here: https://apps.apple.com/app/bunch-daily-leadership-coach/id1500872908Follow BUNCH on Twitter: @bunch_HQ or subscribe to our newsletter The Weekly Briefing on Substack for more frameworks and resourcesThings you learn in this episode:How to become a patient engineerWhy seniority diversity on the dev team is importantWhat it means to be a high performance teamHow to grow from “what could be possible” to “High performance”Why engineers should be involved earlier in the product development process

We are back! Our guest today is Pat Kua, a CTO/Tech advisor, Coach and Mentor, who worked for companies like Thoughtworks, N26, and is on a mission to accelerate the growth of technical leaders through coaching, mentoring, and training.In this episode, we dove into what makes the leap into management so challenging for engineers and what they can do to succeed. Pat also shared tons of useful insights around anti-patterns that hold engineering leaders back and how to tackle those.We also discovered how tech leaders are the shepherds of systems thinking in organizations and how to ship quality at speed while scaling.Connect with Pat on Twitter: @patkua or check out his website https://www.patkua.com/Become a better leader in 2 minutes a day with BUNCH, the AI Leadership Coach. Download it free here: https://apps.apple.com/app/bunch-daily-leadership-coach/id1500872908Follow BUNCH on Twitter: @bunch_HQ or subscribe to our newsletter The Weekly Briefing on Substack for more frameworks and resourcesThings you learn in this episode:How to succeed as a new engineer managerThe anti-patterns that prevent leaders engineers to growWhat to avoid when transitioning to managementWhy engineers are the shepherds of systems thinking in organizationsThe importance of quality when scaling

As Founder of House of Wise, CMO of Teal, and mother to 3, Amanda Goetz knows how to get sh*t done. Thankfully, she shares just how to do that with us all in this episode where we celebrate female entrepreneurship and discuss work done right.Check out The Code of the Extraordinary mind - recommended by Amanda: https://www.vishen.com/codexConnect with Amanda on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandagoetz/Become a better leading in 2 min a day with BUNCH, the AI Leadership Coach. Download it free here: http://bit.ly/teamsatworkpodcastFollow BUNCH on twitter @bunch_HQ or subscribe to our newsletter The Weekly Briefing on Substack for more frameworks and resources.

Veteran software developer and engineer James Trunk has had a long and notable career, starting at the tender age of 19 in his first internship, up until now, where he currently works as Head of Engineering at Znipe, while also transitioning into a new leg in his career as VP of Engineering at Griffin.Join Darja and Anthony (co-founders at Bunch) as they chat with James and discuss about the most notable parts of his career, sharing anecdotes and important insights in his journey that took him from software development, to his first gig as an inexperienced team leader, and eventually to his current role, where he uses his unique approach to management to build effective engineering teams to tackle any challenge.Connect with James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-trunk/Get your AI coach on your iPhone and level up your leadership skills in just 2 min a day: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bunch-daily-leadership-coach/id1500872908?l=en

Jan Hase started his career as a coder and now finds himself as co-founder and CEO of Wunderflats. His company is on a mission to make housing more accessible and less discriminatory and build a diverse team that serves a diverse market. In this episode on lessons learned, Jan shares the f*ckups and aha moments from building a diverse tech team. Tune in to hear how you can leverage similar tactics to build more diversity into your team, too!

My co-founder Anthony and I sat down with Renita Kalhorn who has been coaching leaders for the last 14 years. She's a mental trainer for the Navy Seals RDAC, has an MBA from INSEAD, and mentors startup founders and corporate executives alike. We talked about the new leadership landscape, the VUCA world we're living in, and what it takes to succeed in this environment - so you won't become anyone's bad boss story.In this podcast episode, you will learn how to:Overcome volatility by making things concreteCounter uncertainty with daily ritualsUnravel complexity with common senseGive ambiguity the boot with clear de-briefs

Karl Alomar is Managing Partner at M13, a US-based VC that's invested in companies like Lyft, Pinterest, Daily Harvest and Capsule. A 2-time founder himself, Karl has worked with many young tech companies and helped build Digital Ocean from the ground up as COO - ultimately reaching 500+ employees and $200M in revenue.In this episode, Karl shares stories and learnings from leading companies through 2 different economic crises in 2000 and 2008, and shines some hope and optimism on the current global crisis.

Alex Weber is Chief Growth Officer at N26, the unicorn digital bank with an ambition to change the way banking is done around the world. In this episode, Alex reflects on his 6 year journey at N26, and the many lessons he learned while going from an Entrepreneur in Residence at a tiny startup to a C-level executive at a 1500 person company. If you'd like you'd like to learn and grow fast as a leader, get early access to the Bunch AI leadership coach at https://bunch.ai.

Liz Daldalian is Head of Business Operations at Truffle Suite - a 100% remote team building "sweet tools for smart contracts". In this episode, Liz shares practical tips for how to overcome those usual challenges that tend to get amplified when you're running remote: from building trust and connection in the team, to coordinating work, and navigating tough conversations. Running a remote team yourself? Sign up for our weekly briefing email and get short, actionable summaries of the best remote tips: https://bunch.ai/teams-at-work