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Sep 28, 2026 · 27:03
Open any hiring feed this year and you'll find a fresh list of skills for the AI era. Discernment. Judgment. Taste. Bob Galen and Josh Anderson think the list is fine. They just…
Sep 14, 2026 · 42:52
The hottest take on LinkedIn right now is that coding was never the bottleneck. Josh and Bob have hired hundreds of developers, sat through the "why is this taking so long"…
Sep 7, 2026 · 40:46
There's a squeeze on right now, and it's landing hardest on middle managers and senior leaders. Do more with less. Do more with the same. Lead the team and ship the code. The…
Aug 31, 2026 · 27:18
Bob and Josh take on expectation inflation, the widening gap between what executives believe AI can do and what your team can actually deliver. Bob tells the bourbon and cigar…
Aug 24, 2026 · 21:56
Somebody finally sent Josh a message asking for help, and it turned into an episode. Bob and Josh break down every reason people talk themselves out of reaching out, what…
Aug 17, 2026 · 26:07
Bob sings The Gambler and turns it into a leadership question. He quit a job after 4 days when he learned he'd been hired as the ax man. Josh called off an office redesign…
Aug 10, 2026 · 24:26
Football's back. And on the first day of the 2026 preseason, Josh and Bob take one of the oldest lines in coaching and point it straight at leadership. Good teams don't win on…
Aug 3, 2026 · 24:11
Bob opens with a metaphor about window blinds. Truth isn't a switch, he says, it's a set of slats you're constantly adjusting. Closed all the way, open all the way, and every…
Jul 27, 2026 · 26:48
Bob and Josh each bring a list for the person thinking about stepping into leadership for the first time. Your why, the loneliness, the burdens you can't share, why most leaders…
Jul 21, 2026 · 26:13
AI can hand you an answer to almost anything in seconds. Bob and Josh spend this episode asking what that convenience is quietly costing us. It starts with an IEEE Spectrum…
Jul 13, 2026 · 24:05
Bob and Josh go round robin, naming the leadership characteristics they admire in each other after 2 decades of working together: generosity, genuineness, the courage to evolve,…
Jul 6, 2026 · 27:46
A CEO's LinkedIn vacation post sparks one of our most personal episodes yet. Bob shares the real cost of putting the company first, Josh shares the question from his kids that…
Jun 15, 2026 · 30:35
Can AI make you a great leader? Josh says no, Bob agrees, and they spend this one drawing the line between the tactical work AI can absorb and the human work it can't. They get…
Jun 8, 2026 · 27:25
The smartest leadership tool you've got isn't in any AI model. It's your gut. Bob and Josh dig into why intuition still wins the hard calls, the ones data alone can't make for…
Jun 1, 2026 · 24:13
Every leader gets it wrong eventually. The question is what you do next. Josh and Bob dig into one of the hardest things any leader faces: admitting a mistake out loud. Not…
May 26, 2026 · 27:52
Bob and Josh sit with a hard truth this week. The change rolling through software and leadership isn't optional anymore. It's not Agile in 2007, where you could adopt it or sit…
May 18, 2026 · 28:34
Josh and Bob dig into the courage problem that runs through every layer of tech leadership right now. The courage to push back on your team. The courage to be honest with peers.…
May 11, 2026 · 35:18
Bob's back from Agile Coach Camp Cologne, and the room was heavy with "agile is dead" energy. Josh and Bob aren't buying it. What's actually dead is the free ride. The coaches…
May 4, 2026 · 26:34
Bob Galen and Josh Anderson dig into one of the most quietly destructive habits in leadership communication. You know the feeling. You sit through a thirty minute all hands, and…
Apr 27, 2026 · 28:34
Bob and Josh dig into a recent HBR article on the leadership case for friendship-based culture. Not the toxic "we're a family" version, but something real, where leaders model…
Apr 20, 2026 · 32:25
The AI hype cycle is testing leaders everywhere, and Josh and Bob are here to cut through the noise. Bob opens with a sharp observation. Everyone became an AI zen master…
Apr 13, 2026 · 37:47
Bob Galen and Josh Anderson dig into the two ends of the AI-accelerated pipeline: the upstream product strategy crisis, where AI amplifies leadership indecision, and the…
Apr 6, 2026 · 30:54
The central question in this episode lands hard and fast: does AI-enabled speed actually produce better outcomes? Josh opens by framing the problem plainly. The capability to…
Mar 30, 2026 · 32:44
Meta just announced a 1:50 manager-to-employee ratio for their new AI engineering team, and Bob and Josh have opinions. They debate what management is actually for, whether AI…
Mar 16, 2026 · 31:46
Most leaders will tell you they hate bragging — and they mean it. But somewhere between "I don't want to be that person" and never talking about what you've done, a lot of…
Mar 9, 2026 · 43:31
Bob Galen and Josh Anderson connect two worlds most people keep separate: caregiving and elite organizational leadership. Using 8 skills that dementia caregivers build every day…
Mar 2, 2026 · 31:04
AI-driven layoffs are reshaping the tech industry — but is cutting 40% of your workforce bold leadership or lazy leadership? Josh and Bob don't hold back as they break down the…
Feb 23, 2026 · 33:00
What happens when a leader decides they're done leading? In this episode, Bob and Josh tackle one of the most uncomfortable topics in technical leadership: stepping down from a…
Feb 16, 2026 · 22:36
In this provocative episode, Bob and Josh flip the script on their usual leadership-focused content. Instead of critiquing leaders, they're calling out team members who…
Feb 9, 2026 · 36:01
Two veteran engineering leaders reveal the proven hiring principles they independently discovered through building world-class teams. Learn why diversity across all dimensions…
Feb 2, 2026 · 40:47
The return-to-office debate has been hijacked by the wrong conversation. In this episode, Josh and Bob cut through the noise to reveal what's really driving RTO mandates—and it's…
Jan 26, 2026 · 30:13
Are you a nice leader or a kind leader? It might sound like the same thing, but Bob and Josh break down why the difference could be holding you back from becoming the leader your…
Jan 19, 2026 · 31:28
Leaders don't have anyone to pick them up when they fall—so how do you generate energy when you've got nothing left? Josh and Bob share real talk about the mental battles of…
Jan 12, 2026 · 32:46
Great leaders aren't born—they're made through great followership. Bob and Josh explore why mastering the art of following is essential to leading, including Amazon's "disagree…
Jan 5, 2026 · 38:41
Bob and Josh share their favorite things from 2025—from fountain pens and Batman comics to Claude AI, Drizzle ORM, and the books that kept them turning pages. Plus honest talk…
Dec 29, 2025 · 33:38
Bob calls it the worst tech job market in 45 years. Josh has been grinding harder than ever with a slower pipeline. In this raw year-in-review episode, the hosts share what's…
Dec 22, 2025 · 30:45
As leaders gain responsibility, honest feedback disappears. Bob and Josh explore why power dynamics silence your team, how to find truth tellers who will call you out, and why no…
Dec 15, 2025 · 25:03
Are your questions undermining your leadership credibility? Bob Galen and Josh Anderson expose the hidden dangers of over-questioning, from "death by a thousand questions" to…
Dec 8, 2025 · 28:15
Should leaders ever say "don't bring me problems, bring me solutions"? Bob Galen and Josh Anderson challenge binary thinking in leadership. Learn when this controversial phrase…
Dec 1, 2025 · 25:33
What happens when you've built an amazing team and then have to leave? Bob Galen and Josh Anderson explore the guilt, emotion, and complexity of leadership transitions. Learn why…
Nov 24, 2025 · 38:14
Bob Galen and Josh Anderson dissect toxic workplace culture and challenge leaders to take ownership. Learn why stack ranking exists (spoiler: because leaders aren't doing their…
Nov 17, 2025 · 44:34
Celebrate Episode 100 of The Meta-Cast's Leadership Focus as Bob Galen and Josh Anderson share 8 critical areas where leaders need to do MORE. Learn why hiring can't be…
Nov 10, 2025 · 29:26
This week, Josh and Bob tackle the hidden beliefs that hold leaders back — inspired by a recent Harvard Business Review article. From perfectionism and ego to the inability to…
Nov 3, 2025 · 37:25
In this episode, Josh and Bob hold up the mirror — hard. This isn’t a pep talk; it’s a reality check for anyone frustrated with their career, the market, or leadership. They…
Oct 27, 2025 · 41:58
This episode dives into one of the most "avoided" skills in career growth — networking that actually matters. Josh and Bob pull back the curtain on how real connections, not…
Oct 20, 2025 · 37:14
This episode isn’t another AI hype session — it’s a wake-up call. Josh and Bob dig into the growing trend of professionals outsourcing their craft to AI tools, whether it’s…
Oct 13, 2025 · 26:58
This week, Josh and Bob take on one of leadership’s most under-discussed realities: anxiety . Leading is hard enough. Leading while anxious? That’s another level. In this raw and…
Oct 6, 2025 · 40:23
In this episode, Josh and Bob take a reflective detour from their usual leadership banter. They challenge each other with spontaneous “When was the last time…” questions—raw,…
Sep 29, 2025 · 23:59
In this episode, Josh and Bob dive into the uncomfortable but powerful role of intuition in leadership. Data-driven decision-making has become the default, but what happens when…
Sep 22, 2025 · 23:08
In this episode, Josh and Bob wrap up their exploration of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by tackling the final three habits: Seek First to Understand, Then…
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