Episodes
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E24
- 21 November 2024
In this episode, Geert and Rene explore the complexities of becoming cloud-native, addressing why companies are drawn to Kubernetes and whether it’s always the right solution. They discuss the origins of Kubernetes, its evolution into a standard for container orchestration, and its role as the “O...
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E23
- 07 November 2024
In this episode of the LEAD Podcast, Geert van der Cruijsen and Rene van Osnabrugge explore how cultural issues like misalignment, siloed work, and lack of trust prevent companies from executing their digital vision. Inspired by Patty McCord’s Powerful, they discuss building a culture of trust an...
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E22
- 24 October 2024
In this episode, Geert and Rene dive into the concept of building a learning organization and why it's crucial for companies to encourage continuous learning among their employees. They discuss how technical debt can impact talent retention and how outdated technology can push engineers to seek m...
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E21
- 10 October 2024
In this episode Geert and Rene investigate the art of communication. Why is it so hard to convey the message you want to convey. Even if people want to achieve the same goals, it still is hard to make yourself clear, or to understand the other one. They will dive into a number of issues they enco...
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E20
- 26 September 2024
In this episode, Geert and Rene dive into the dilemma of app modernization, discussing whether companies should rebuild or refactor their applications. They explore the complexity of this decision, highlighting the importance...
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E19
- 12 September 2024
In this episode, Geert and Rene are joined by Casper Jensen, Engineering Director of Enterprise Architecture at Pandora, to explore the pursuit of a single, unified tech solution in large organisations. They dive into the fallacy of the uniform tech stack and why chasing "one generic system" ofte...
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E18
- 29 August 2024
In this episode of the LEAD Podcast, Geert van der Cruijsen and Rene van Osnabrugge dive into the concept of high-performing teams. They challenge the common perception that technical skills alone define a high-performing team, questioning the idea of the "10x developer" and comparing it to the d...
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E17
- 15 August 2024
In this episode we're taking a Quantum Leap in the future. What will the impact of Quantum Computing be for our IT industry and society?Is it something so complex it's hard to grasp for most or can we try to comprehend it without knowing all the technical details like we have now with gene...
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E16
- 01 August 2024
In this episode, Geert and Rene talk about the role of architects in software development, challenging traditional views and advocating for a more dynamic and inclusive approach. They discuss the concept of "architecture without architects," emphasizing collective team ownership and hands-...
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E15
- 18 July 2024
In this episode, Geert and Rene delve into the crucial role of user experience (UX) in software development together with their guest Dean Schuster from TrueMatter.Dean highlights the importance of UX and the need to ma...
About LEAD Podcast
We think software & it plays an important role in every company. Software is eating the world and companies need to adopt to this to survive.
In this podcast we want to share stories of successful people/companies, industry leaders & influencers for others to learn from.
Being a great software company means more than just having a great software architecture & cloud infrastructure (although this is part of it). In this podcast we want to focus on all things related building a successful software company, from people, process, technology & tools to culture
The world is still running on excel sheets and we’re scared of that. Let’s help every company improve in the way they run their digital business by sharing knowledge of how others did this. Every week a new guest, with expertise on a certain area of engineering cultures, will join hosts Geert &Rene to talk about this and to share their stories, journeys, learnings & pitfalls.
The lead podcast is part of the lead community, an international community of leaders in Engineering, Architecture & Development.
If you have any questions or remarks, contact us at info@lead-podcast.io
We are part of the LEAD Community
In this podcast we want to share stories of successful people/companies, industry leaders & influencers for others to learn from.
Being a great software company means more than just having a great software architecture & cloud infrastructure (although this is part of it). In this podcast we want to focus on all things related building a successful software company, from people, process, technology & tools to culture
The world is still running on excel sheets and we’re scared of that. Let’s help every company improve in the way they run their digital business by sharing knowledge of how others did this. Every week a new guest, with expertise on a certain area of engineering cultures, will join hosts Geert &Rene to talk about this and to share their stories, journeys, learnings & pitfalls.
The lead podcast is part of the lead community, an international community of leaders in Engineering, Architecture & Development.
If you have any questions or remarks, contact us at info@lead-podcast.io
We are part of the LEAD Community