24 Mar Episode 014 – Your Boss Is a Stakeholder Too
SummaryMost engineers are deliberate about the signal they send downward and sideways. The upward signal gets left to chance — not because it seems unimportant,...
03 Mar Episode 011 – The Conversation You’ve Been Keeping Professional
SummaryEngineers don’t avoid performance conversations because they’re conflict-averse. They avoid them because they misclassify them as irreversible. They wait until the pattern is undeniable, the...
24 Feb Episode 010 – What Influence Actually Requires
SummaryMost engineers trying to create alignment are optimizing the output without understanding the inputs. This episode breaks influence down as a system with three inputs:...
16 Feb Episode 009 – Engineers Sabotage Their Own Leadership
SummaryIn this conversation, Chris Stasiuk explores the challenges engineers face when transitioning into leadership roles, particularly the pitfalls of over-relying on logic. He emphasizes that...
11 Jan Episode 003 – Why Certainty Might Be Killing Your Credibility
SummaryIn this conversation, Chris Stasiuk explores the challenges engineers face regarding certainty and communication as they progress in their careers. He discusses how early in...