Podcasts

Culture Through Tension: Leading Interdisciplinary Teams with Nick Gillian

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Nick Gillian about building cross-functional teams for physical AI innovation, growing engineering culture through positive tensions, and navigating the journey from technical execution to organizational influence.

Why Engineering Culture Is Everything: Building Teams That Actually Work

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Gonzalo (Glo) Maldonado about the central role of engineering culture, measuring team health through qualitative metrics, and learning from other engineering disciplines.

Leading from Any Position: Richard Bown on Humane Engineering Organizations

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Richard Bown about transitioning from management back to individual contributor roles, leading from any position, and creating humane engineering organizations.

Transforming Life Sciences: AI, Vibe Coding, and Drug Development Acceleration

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Satish Kothapalli about the transformative impact of AI and vibe coding in life sciences software development, the acceleration of drug development timelines, and the evolving roles of developers in an AI-augmented environment.

AI Amplifies Team Strengths and Weaknesses in Software Development

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Jon Kern and Anita Zbieg about how AI amplifies both delivery efficiency and weaknesses in development teams, the importance of fundamental collaboration practices, and maintaining holistic system thinking.