Elite performance in engineering organizations isn’t about finding rock stars — it’s about building the systems that produce them. In this episode, Mike Schubert breaks down two Harvard Business Review research pieces that share a single underlying thesis: team performance is a design problem, not a talent problem. From the three levers that produce organizational...

What does it mean to lead through uncertainty when the technology underneath you is moving faster than your governance, your metrics, and your comfort level? Mike Schubert digs into four things: Harvard research on why sharing uncertainty builds trust; Microsoft Agent 365 and the shadow agent problem; IBM Bob 1.0 for the COBOL/RPG world; and...

Most tech podcasts talk about technology. This one talks about what actually makes or breaks a technology leader: people, change, and the gap between what organizations want and what they can absorb. In this opening episode, Mike lays out his case — who he is, what this show is, and why the conversation he wanted...