The Retrospective
Episodes
S3:E04 - Letting Someone Go
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ‘Retrospective’ podcast, we tackle one of the toughest challenges in engineering leadership: letting someone go. We begin b...
S3:E03 - Timeboxing
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ‘The Retrospective,’ we dive into the topic of timeboxing as a method for engineering management. We start by explaining what t...
S3:E02 - Should Engineering Managers Code?
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should Engineering Managers Code? In this episode, we explore different perspectives, considering both current job market trends and organizational ne...
S3:E1 - Task Relevant Maturity
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Effective Delegation Using Task Relevant Maturity In this episode of the Retrospective podcast, Jeremy and Peter kick off the third season by discussi...
S2:E07 - Taking Breaks
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ‘Retrospective’ podcast, we discuss the importance of taking breaks of various lengths to maintain energy, resilience, and ...
S2:E6 - Handling Unplanned Work and Interruptions in Engineering Teams: The Firefighter Role
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore a challenge that plagues every engineering team: the constant stream of interruptions that disrupt our workflows. Drawing ...
S2E05 - Understanding and Working With Tech Debt
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the topic of technical dept. We start with the basic definition, then share techniques about measuring, arguing about and ...
S2:E04 - What Puts the Senior in Senior Software Engineer?
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Retrospective podcast, co-hosts Jeremy and Peter delve into the characteristics that define a senior software engineer. They ex...
S2: E03 - Engineering Manager Gets a New Team
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ‘Retrospective’ podcast, Jeremy and Peter explore crucial strategies for engineering managers transitioning to new teams. E...
S2: E02 - Recognising and Tackling Quiet Quitting
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Retrospective, Peter and Jeremy discuss ‘quiet quitting’ in the workplace, a situation in which employees lose motivation a...
S2 E01 - A New Format
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Peter and Jeremy as they kickoff the first episode of Season 2, reflecting on their learnings from Season 1 and outlining exciting changes and pl...
#10 The Retrospective 1st October 2024 - Getting Hired: The Recruiter's Perspective with Peter Batiz
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Getting Hired: The Recruiter's Perspective with special guest Peter Batiz This episode covers the challenges and opportunities engineering managers f...
#9 The Retrospective 24th September 2024 - The Offer (Getting Hired as an Engineering Manager)
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Péter and Jeremy discuss the last stage of the interviewing process: the offer. They include strategies for managing job transitions, including secur...
#8 - part 2 The Retrospective 18th September 2024 - Interviewing (Getting Hired as an Engineering Manager)
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of the 8th episode of the podcast, Jeremy and Péter discuss engineering manager interview strategies, focusing on Péter’s co-au...
#8 - part 1 The Retrospective 12th September 2024 - Interviewing (Getting Hired as an Engineering Manager)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'The Retrospective' podcast, engineering leaders Jeremy and Peter discuss Peter’s series on getting hired as an engineeri...
#7 The Retrospective 17th June 2024:The Four Must-Have Weekly Meetings for Engineering Managers + AI Coding Experiments
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the 'Retrospective' weekly podcast, Jeremy and Peter discuss key engineering leadership topics. Jeremy delves into his late...
#6 The Retrospective 10th June 2024: Career Security, Innovation, and the Tech Industry in 2024
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the critical importance of career security over job security in the changing tech landscape, highlighting strategies for s...
#5 The Retrospective 3rd of June 2024
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy’s article on How to Innovate: https://www.jeremybrown.tech/how-to-innovate Clayton Christensen’s books on Disruptive Innovation (Jeremy w...
#4 The Retrospective 27th of May 2024
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chapters (notes below): 00:00::00 Awkward intros 00:00:51 Reflecting on Benoit's (CPTO of Lunii) guest appearance last week and the 4 day work we...
#3 The Retrospective 20th May 2024 - Adopting the 4-Day Workweek with Benoit Terpereau CPTO @ Lunii
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes: Lunii, where our guest Benoit is CPTO: https://lunii.com/ Lunii’s LinkedIn announcement about going 4-day a week: https://www.linkedi...
#2 The Retrospective 13th May 2024
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode #2 of The Retrospective Live Show Show Notes:Apple ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntjkwIXWtrc Peter's Focus article: https://peters...
#1 The Retrospective 6th May 2024
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy & Peter discuss their weekly newsletters.Share your thoughts about the episode (and the podcast) at [email protected]!
#0 The Retrospective 8th April 2024
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Raw and unedited, this was our pilot or test recording that motivated us to take this experiment further.Share your thoughts about the episode (and th...