Kevin Goldsmith brings you lessons and advice from decades in the technology industry.
Kevin Goldsmith, Chief Technology Officer and author of It Depends: Writing on Technology Leadership (2012–2022), shares a unique chapter from his... more
In this episode of The It Depends Podcast, host Kevin Goldsmith dives into the intricacies of hiring agile coaches—a role... more
In this episode of It Depends host Kevin Goldsmith dives into the art of management through the lens of systems thinking.... more
In this episode of It Depends, Kevin Goldsmith wraps up his insightful series on crafting and delivering effective performance reviews.... more
In this episode of the It Depends podcast, host Kevin Goldsmith, an experienced CTO and technology leader with over 30 years... more
In this insightful episode of The It Depends Podcast, host Kevin Goldsmith delves into a critical aspect of leadership: writing... more
Join Kevin Goldsmith on the "It Depends" podcast as he explores the nuanced world of performance reviews in technology leadership.... more
In this episode of the "It Depends" podcast, Kevin Goldsmith, a seasoned Chief Technology Officer, explores the importance of effective... more
In this episode of the It Depends podcast, host Kevin Goldsmith delves into the complexities of managing partially distributed engineering... more
In this episode of the "It Depends" podcast, host Kevin Goldsmith, a seasoned CTO and tech executive, explores the valuable... more
Welcome to the It Depends podcast with your host, Kevin Goldsmith! Kevin is a seasoned Chief Technology Officer with over... more
In this episode of the "It Depends" podcast, host Kevin Goldsmith delves into the complexities of decision-making in management and... more
While nothing can guarantee you will never have to lay off someone from your team, ensuring the team is aligned... more
In this episode, Kevin delves into ’The P Word’ and discusses the good and bad sides of politics in the... more
Teams create their own languages organically, which is essential to team bonding and belonging. Understand this and use it to... more
If you are on the technology management track, the final role is Chief Technology Officer. Still, the path to the... more
Once again, two shorter chapters in this podcast from the book. How I get my focused work done:When you are a... more
Two chapters from the book this week! Discussing a deliberate approach to managing your calendar and tracking how you actually... more
Taking a day, once, twice, or even four times a year to reflect on how things are going and think... more
One of the questions I most frequently get from engineering leaders or aspiring leads is "how much coding do you... more
Chapter 3 from It Depends: Writing on Technology Leadership 2012-2022 In this episode, we discuss my experience building an exercise to... more
How can top-down culture change be effective? Looking at Microsoft and Yahoo as examples. Links: It Depends book: https://itdependsbook.net Questions/comments: contact@itdependsbook.net
We discuss how critical failure is to innovation and how to handle failure well. We talk about how software used... more
Welcome to the podcast! This episode introduces the podcast and includes the introduction to the book ”It Depends: Writing on... more
We discuss how critical failure is to innovation and how to handle failure well. We talk about how software used to be... more