40% Better - Engineering Leadership

“You can build a case and fix blame, or you can build a relationship and fix the problem.”

Bill meets with Sam Imperati, a former trial lawyer and part-time judge who has been a full-time mediator since 1992.

They dig into why people fight at work, why clearly defined expectations prevent so much conflict, how to ask questions instead of making statements, ...

You don’t find happiness. You create it.

Bill chats with Basel Yandem, a civil engineer and life and leadership coach who started leading at age 10 in the Scouts and was running engineering teams by 26.

They dig into how taking initiative gets you promoted, why you should always bring a solution with your problem, why five efficient hours beat eleven exhaus...

There are only three things people want: to be seen, heard, and understood.

Bill listens to wisdom from Aaron Streeton, an operations consultant and executive coach who was running 13 schools in Japan at 27.

They dig into the difference between management and leadership, why leadership starts with understanding yourself, why an organization is an ecosystem ...

“I never once raised my hand and said I want to be a manager. I just led.”

Bill talks with Dave Saunders, who joined an internet company in 1989 and has been building ever since, through dial-up’s boom, Lucent Bell Labs, surgical robotics and now waste-to-diesel.

They dig into understanding the why behind customer requests, Covey’s workers-managers-leaders ...

“If you’re already good at what you do, AI is great. If you’re not, don’t expect it to do everything for you.”

Bill talks with Kam Low, a self-taught technical founder who left school early, started and exited several startups while traveling the world, and only became a leader when a team of juniors was handed to him.

They dig into why you can’t lead peopl...