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The Retrospective

The Retrospective

De : Jeremy Brown & Péter Szász
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The Retrospective: A Podcast for Engineering Leaders

If you want to learn more about leading engineering teams, this podcast can help you improve your skills and grow in your role.

We are Péter Szász and Jeremy Brown, experienced technology leaders and your hosts.

We created this podcast to help people who manage tech teams or want to learn how to do so.

We cover principles and concepts, provide how-to guides and tools to help you meet common challenges, share stories from our experiences, and offer advice on how to be effective leaders in the tech world.

Each 20-30-minute episode discusses one topic.

We aim to cover all areas related to engineering leadership:

  • How to grow your career and become an engineering manager
  • Starting to manage a new team and helping new people join your team
  • Delivering results that align with the business goals
  • Working well with other teams in the company
  • Enabling team and individual success
  • Building and maintaining a strong organizational culture
  • Hiring practices and growing your team
  • Managing managers and scaling leadership
  • Team topologies and organizational structure

The podcast is helpful for:

  • Engineering managers and those who want to become engineering managers.
  • Those on the technical leadership track and who want to grow their leadership skills.
  • Senior managers who want to improve themselves and the managers they coach.
Jeremy Brown & Péter Szász
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    • S3:E1 - Task Relevant Maturity
      Oct 29 2025

      Effective Delegation Using Task Relevant Maturity

      In this episode of the Retrospective podcast, Jeremy and Peter kick off the third season by discussing the concept of task relevant maturity in engineering leadership. They explore the common challenges new managers face, such as micromanagement and hands-off leadership. Jeremy introduces the idea from Andy Grove’s book ‘High Output Management,’ emphasizing the need to adjust management styles based on the maturity of a person and the task at hand. They delve into how to assess an individual’s maturity, the benefits of pairing team members, and the importance of maintaining a balance between autonomy and oversight. They also provide actionable insights on how to help team members grow and how to use task relevant maturity to improve overall team performance.

      00:00 Introduction to Season Three

      00:38 Understanding Task Relevant Maturity

      00:56 Challenges Faced by New Managers

      03:05 Framework for Assessing Task Relevant Maturity

      10:51 High Task Relevant Maturity

      26:21 Balancing Critical Projects and Personal Growth

      30:22 Conclusion and Resources

      Links from the episode:

      • High Output Management by Andy Grove - The original source of Task-Relevant Maturity
      • The Most Important Management Concept You’re Missing: Task Relevant Maturity
      • The Most Important Aspect of Task Relevant Maturity Many Leaders Forget
      • The Manager’s Path by Camille Fournier - Builds on TRM concepts for engineering leadership

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      31 min
    • S2:E07 - Taking Breaks
      Dec 24 2024

      In this episode of the ‘Retrospective’ podcast, we discuss the importance of taking breaks of various lengths to maintain energy, resilience, and mental health. We explain the concepts of macro breaks (e.g., vacations), meso breaks (e.g., long lunches, proper day-closing rituals), and micro breaks (e.g., standing up, brief stretches). We share actionable tips on planning and executing these breaks, emphasizing the need to disconnect truly during vacations, the benefits of time-blocking in your calendar, and using tools like Pomodoro for maximizing productivity. The episode also touches on the physical and mental health benefits of these practices and briefly mentions team-based breaks.

      Timeline

      00:00 Introduction

      00:30 The Importance of Taking Breaks

      01:16 Burnout in Middle Management

      03:42 Types of Breaks: Macro, Meso, and Micro

      05:11 Planning and Executing Effective Vacations

      11:14 Incorporating Meso Breaks into Your Day

      18:57 The Power of Micro Breaks

      27:01 Conclusion and Season Wrap-Up

      Links from the episode

      • Engineering Managers at risk of burnout in The Pragmatic Engineer and Fortune.
      • Study: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of micro-breaks for increasing well-being and performance.
      • Study: Does the 52-17 rule really hold up?

      Share your thoughts about the episode (and the podcast) at feedback@the-retrospective.com!

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      29 min
    • S2:E6 - Handling Unplanned Work and Interruptions in Engineering Teams: The Firefighter Role
      Dec 10 2024

      In this episode, we explore a challenge that plagues every engineering team: the constant stream of interruptions that disrupt our workflows. Drawing from our combined experiences working with dozens of engineering teams, we introduce the concept of the “firefighter” role - a structured approach to managing unplanned work that’s transformed how teams handle interruptions.

      We dive into the science behind context switching, examine why solutions often fail, and explore a practical framework that turns interruptions from productivity killers into opportunities for systematic improvement.

      Key topics we cover:

      • The true cost of context switching in engineering teams
      • Why common interrupt-handling approaches break down
      • How to implement and rotate the firefighter role
      • Turning interruptions into systematic improvements
      • Measuring success and avoiding common pitfalls

      Show Notes:

      How engineering teams handle unplanned work - this article captured my thoughts exactly and includes some really good visualisations of the different approaches.

      The Cost of Interrupted Work: More Speed and Stress - UC Irvine study

      And a FastCompany article about the study.

      Share your thoughts about the episode (and the podcast) at feedback@the-retrospective.com!

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      31 min
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