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You set the direction, and own it when it doesn't land.
At this level the hard part isn't deciding. It's getting an organisation to act on the decision, hire against it, and keep going when it becomes inconvenient.
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How great hiring teams make the final decision.
Former Amazon Bar Raiser Sean O’Neill explains how great hiring teams run interview debriefs, avoid bias, use blind voting, challenge assumptions, and make stronger hiring decisions. Essential listening for managers, interviewers, and candidates.
How to run better interviews and spot real talent.
Former Amazon Bar Raiser Sean O’Neill explains how to run better interviews. Learn experiential questioning, the STAR method, and how to separate drivers from passengers, even when candidates arrive with polished stories or AI-assisted preparation.
What we might lose while chasing the benefits.
Eloisa Tovee explores risks of artificial intelligence including bias, deepfakes, job impact, misinformation, online safety, and critical thinking, and what we may lose while chasing AI’s benefits.
The operating model for consulting, fractional, and NED success.
Build a consulting, fractional, or NED business you can rely on. Dan Gwalter shares a proven operating model for predictable clients, sustainable income, and confidence beyond corporate life.
How to build something of your own without risking everything.
If you have the seed of a business idea, this episode shows how to explore it safely. Learn how to turn a side hustle into a real business, build momentum, and create an exit from corporate life without quitting your job too soon.
Responsibility, inclusion, and the future of tech leadership.
Tech leader Freddie Quek explores digital exclusion, the Triple Bottom Line (Profit, Planet, People), and how the tech sector can drive inclusion at scale. Learn why 30% offline affects all of us, and what leaders can do today.
How to turn a bold plan into collective action across the company.
Learn how to launch a company strategy that lands so everyone understands, owns, and delivers it with clarity and momentum.
How to build a career with direction and purpose.
Build a deliberate career with Bruce Pannaman’s framework: define outcomes, map strengths, pick the right roles, and plan long-term growth. Tech career strategy you can use today.
How to regain control, rebuild trust, and deliver under pressure.
Turnaround leader David Crawford’s five-step recovery: spot risks early, stabilise delivery, reset stakeholder trust, and ship under pressure. Includes a free tracker template.
Interview secrets to help you get hired and hire the people you want.
Sam Grill reveals how candidates show impact and how managers run faster, fairer interviews. Great questions, better decisions, less bias—hire and get hired.
Free, ungated, and written by the guests themselves.
Assess your leadership mindset with Pat Kua’s free Tech Lead worksheet. Five practical questions to help engineering leaders move from writing code to multiplying team impact, improving delegation, coaching and technical leadership.
Pat KuaPDF · 110 KB
Sean O’Neill’s Hiring Debrief Template helps teams make better hiring decisions. Capture interview feedback, use blind voting, compare candidates, and run structured debriefs to reduce bias and choose the best talent.
Sean O'NeillWeb link
AI survival guide: 8 tips to stay ahead in an AI-driven world. Learn how to use artificial intelligence safely, avoid bias, protect your data, improve critical thinking, and stay relevant without losing your human edge.
Eloisa ToveePDF · 994 KB
How to Stay Relevant in Your Career is a practical guide to navigating change, building adaptable skills, and future-proofing your professional growth. Learn how to stay valuable, confident, and resilient in a fast-changing world of work.
Kieran CornwallPDF · 1.5 MB
Build a consulting, fractional or NED business you can rely on. Dan Gwalter’s practical guide covers ICP, offers, visibility, outreach and the operating rhythm needed for predictable, sustainable success.
Dan GwalterPDF · 1.4 MB
The R.E.A.C.T. model is a practical framework for turning a side hustle into a real business. Based on the Build Your Edge podcast episode, it shows how to explore your idea, build momentum, and get started without quitting your job too soon.
Ken ValledyPDF · 32 KB
A practical guide to digital exclusion, the Triple Bottom Line, and how tech leaders can drive inclusion. Learn why access, affordability, and design matter, and get clear actions to support people, planet, and profit.
Freddie QuekPDF · 1.4 MB
A practical guide to recognising and supporting carers at work. Learn the hidden challenges carers face, the leadership strengths they bring, and the actions employers can take to improve culture, retention, and wellbeing.
Kirsten HurleyPDF · 1.4 MB
Learn how to turn strategy into action with Andy Toor’s practical toolkit. Includes conversation guides, manager scripts, and weekly reflection tools to help every team understand, own, and deliver the plan.
Andy ToorPDF · 1.5 MB
Master David Crawford’s five-step system for rescuing troubled projects. This guide explains how to spot early warning signs, stabilise delivery, and rebuild progress with confidence.
David CrawfordPDF · 3.3 MB
A simple five-measure tracker to help leaders regain control, rebuild trust, and deliver results on failing projects. Used by turnaround expert David Crawford.
David CrawfordXLSX · 11 KB
Ace your next interview with real questions, model answers, and hiring insights. A must-have guide for both candidates and managers who want better interviews and smarter decisions.
Sam GrillPDF · 2.2 MB
Define, select, and activate company values that drive performance. Alya Lilani’s toolkit helps leaders turn abstract principles into daily behaviours that deliver results.
Alya LilaniPDF · 169 KB
Charlotte Rooney’s framework to focus on what truly matters. Define outcomes, rank tasks by impact and effort, and create a plan that delivers results without burnout.
Charlotte RooneyPDF · 105 KBMost people sit between two of these. Have a look at the others.
You're good at the work. Now you want the next thing.
You can ship. What's less obvious is how careers actually move: who notices, what to say, and which of the thousand things people tell you is worth acting on.
Your job is now other people's decisions, not just your code.
Above senior, the work stops being what you build and starts being what you can get a room to agree on. Nobody hands you the authority to go with it.
You're leading the team you were recently part of.
The skills that got you here are not the ones that keep a team healthy. Most of the job is now conversations nobody trained you for.
You're building the thing and running the business around it.
Nobody sets your priorities and nobody covers for you. The work is deciding what to raise, what to build, who to sell to, and how to keep going.
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