Fatal Exception: Hard Lessons in Soft Skills for Software Developers

Software developers tend to be very smart, analytical individuals. Many times they may have the highest IQ in the room. However, despite their intelligence they have a hard time selling their ideas. In this episode we talk about some strategies on how they might do this better. Here is the spoiler: Ideas don't sell themselves. We don't live in a meritocracy. You may need to "play politics". If you regularly wonder why others in the organization are listening to you it may be time to cha...

In this episode we discuss common things software developers do to sabotage their careers. Many developers are exceptionally talented but slow their career growth because of unintentional but counterproductive patterns of behavior. We are Bill Edmondson and Phillip Turpin. We have each experienced some success in the field but only because of all our failures along the way. In this podcast we share with you the things we have learned through these, often, very hard lessons. This is ...

The hardest part of achieving a successful software career is only partially related to software development skills. There is so much more. Most developers could experience exceptional career growth, but they are held back by one or two non-technical problems. Often, they just need somebody to simply point these out before finding real, professional success. They just need a mentor. We are Bill Edmondson and Phillip Turpin. We have each experienced some success in the field b...