Episodes

  • How much talking do projects require?
    Oct 18 2023

    We've all been there - someone wants more meetings, someone wants fewer. But how much time spent talking to each other do projects require?

    In this episode Brian and John delve into the topic from their own backgrounds.

    All opinions are our own and not our employers or anyone else's.

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    44 mins
  • Does what you do for work make you a better person?
    Sep 25 2023

    Another episode of Learnings from the Middle! John and Brian take a light-hearted approach to wondering if their jobs make them better people, defining "jobs", "better", and "people" along the way.

    All opinions are our own and not our employers or anyone else's.

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    38 mins
  • What do you want to do next?
    Sep 17 2023

    In this episode John and Brian dive into what they love about their current jobs, why, and then touch on what skill sets they want to expand on next.

    All of that leads to a discussion on what jobs they'd love to have in the future and skills they want to develop.

    All opinions are our own and not our employers or anyone else's.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Having Ownership in your job
    Mar 29 2023

    In this episode Brian and John talk about what ownership means in software engineering and product management, realizing they've been using the same word an meaning different things for years!

    All opinions are our own, and not our employer's or anyone else's.

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    57 mins
  • Elevator Pitch for your Job
    Feb 9 2023

    In this episode John and Brian go through their elevator pitches for their jobs, asking the ominous, "So what do you do for a living?" question you get at dinner parties.

    All opinions are our own and not our employers or anyone else's.

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    33 mins
  • Product Development and Operations
    Jan 11 2023

    Should product management be a part of operations? What is operations? What is a product development team?

    In this episode, Brian and John debate the pros and cons of having a single team handle operations and new product development, and both learn something along the way.

    All opinions are our own and not our employers' or anyone else's.

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    58 mins
  • Favorite Jobs!
    Dec 14 2022

    In this episode, John and Brian revisit their favorite job in their career so far, minus their current positions. They have some fun realizations along the way like the differences in offline work for product owners and software engineers, the importance of team dynamic for job satisfaction, and how Brian would usually rather write code than talk to people (only half joking).

    All opinions are our own and not our employer's or anyone else's.

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    54 mins
  • Buzzwords!
    Dec 2 2022

    In a light-hearted episode, John and Brian go over buzzwords from each other's domains, discussing terms and are over and underused.

    All opinions are our own and not our employer's or anyone else's.

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    51 mins