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Lead Prompt Podcast

Lead Prompt Podcast

Hosted by John Collins

Episodes

149

Latest episode

Jun 2026

Language

EN-US

About the show

Welcome to leadprompt.sh // executing leadership from the root. This is a weekly podcast unpacking the principles, ideas, and approaches needed to successfully lead large teams in the tech industry. We skip the fluff and get straight to the code: actionable leadership lessons you can deploy to your team immediately. Hosted by John Collins, a seasoned tech leader with decades of experience managing large software engineering teams. Expect episodes that are short, sharp, and grounded in stoic philosophy. Hit subscribe to execute the latest episode every week. #techleadership #softwareengineering #stoicism #management #podcast #tech

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August 29, 20208 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 1: What is leadership?

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to answer the question "What is leadership?", by providing my definition of leadership, in addition to the core principals that all leaders should adhere to.

September 2, 202012 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 2: Handling escalations

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to offer you some advise on how to handle escalations coming from customers, prospects, the market, team members, and finally technology itself.

September 8, 202011 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 3: Leading by example

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to explore what leading by example really means, and how you must begin by setting a worthwhile example to follow.

September 22, 20209 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 4: Reverse delegation

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to explore the dangers of reverse delegation and servant leadership.

October 25, 202011 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 5: Building trust

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss trust, why it still matters in 2020, and how you can build and maintain it.

November 27, 202012 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 6: Your default mode is confidence

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss your self confidence as a leader, why it matters so much to you and your team, and how you can build it.

January 5, 20217 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 7: Resilience

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss resilience, including your own personal resilience as a leader, and also how you can help build resilient teams.

February 16, 202115 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 8: Present solutions not problems

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss why you should train your team to present solutions and not problems, and to make that habit part of your cultural expectation.

April 4, 202111 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 9: You need to believe in what you are selling

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss why you need to believe in what you are selling, in order to appear credible.

June 19, 202114 min

Tech Leader Pro podcast episode 10: Handling someone quitting your team

In this episode of the Tech Leader Pro podcast, I am going to discuss how you should react to someone quitting your team, what processes you should have in place to handle this, as well as thoughts on successor management and retention.

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