The People Stack Podcast

The People Stack Podcast

We explore the intersection of Tech Leadership & Dream careers. We do this by creating inspiring podcasts - including interviews with amazing individuals in the tech leadership space. Dr. Jen Bunk earned her Ph.D. in I/O Psychology (a.k.a. The Science of Work). She is a retired Associate Professor and an accomplished speaker & researcher. As the CEO of the People Stack, she’s used her decades of experience to coach hundreds of tech leaders to create their dream careers - and the dream lives that go with them. Rob Allen (Jen’s husband) is a 20+ year software industry veteran who moved from IC to Leadership in 2010, where the focus has always been on helping the technical folks who worked for him live their best lives. In 2019, he broadened that to the tech community as a whole by joining Jen full-time at The People Stack as her Co-CEO.

Episodes

Episode 351: Land a New Tech Leadership Job AND Get Promoted to Director of Engineering or Higher!

December 16, 2024 • 24 mins
If you're a tech leader on the job market to get promoted to a new Director of Engineering job (or higher) - this is for you! 🚀 Check out our FREE online training on the 4 shifts our tech leaders clients made to build their dream careers: https://training.thepeoplestack.com 💪 Want to build your confidence? Here's my course - 6 Micro-Habits to Start Building Today to Operate from Fear, Worry, and Overwhelm: https://thepeoplestack....
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Episode 350: Promotion to Tech VP/Director DENIED! What's your best next move?

November 24, 2024 • 34 mins
You asked for a promotion and your boss said no. What's next? I tell you exactly what to say to your boss and reveal the SIX different kinds of No's I've encountered in coaching tech leaders to build their dream careers. 🚀 Check out our FREE online training on the 4 shifts our tech leaders clients made to build their dream careers: https://training.thepeoplestack.com 💪 Want to build your confidence? Here's my course - 6 Micro-Ha...
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Episode 349: How to get Promoted to Director (Advance in your Tech Career!)

November 17, 2024 • 23 mins
You're ready to make the leap to Director! Whether you want a promotion to Director of Engineering, Director of Analytics, Director of Product, or some other kind of tech director - I got ya covered! I give you the exact steps to follow (along with common blind spots). Enjoy! 🚀 Check out our FREE online training on the 4 shifts our tech leaders clients made to build their dream careers: https://training.thepeoplestack.com 💪 Want ...
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Episode 348: Why Our Tech Leader Clients Are So Successful at Building Their Dream Careers

November 3, 2024 • 21 mins
What are the THREE pieces to our "secret sauce" at the People Stack that help our clients build their dream careers? Check out this episode to find out! 🚀 Check out our FREE online training on the 4 shifts our tech leaders clients made to build their dream careers: https://training.thepeoplestack.com 💪 Want to build your confidence? Here's my course - 6 Micro-Habits to Start Building Today to Operate from Fear, Worry, and Overwhe...
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Episode 347: How I Became a Career Coach for Tech Leaders

September 2, 2024 • 26 mins
Want to hear my story of becoming a career coach for tech leaders? It's been a long and winding road. Hear all about it in this episode!
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Episode 346: 7 Questions to Ask Yourself to Define Your Dream Career

August 17, 2024 • 40 mins
We want you to build your dream tech career! But, to do that, you need to define it first. If you don’t define it, it’s never gonna happen. So, in this episode, I walk you through 7 questions to ask yourself so that you can gain crystal clarity about what YOUR dream is. Then you can get after it! Bring your pen and sticky notes for this one. Check it out right here.
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Episode 345: Guilt and Lack of Career Motivation (when paying the bills is a priority)

August 10, 2024 • 25 mins
A client asked us this question on a recent group coaching call: “I've started a company with a co-founder while retaining my day job. I've reduced my work output at my day job and I'm coping with feelings of guilt and lack of motivation, but paying the bills is a top family priority. What do you think about this situation? Should I keep coping knowing it's the best approach for now or is there a better way?” This question touches...
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Episode 344: Why I Launched a $7 Confidence Micro-Habits Course

July 17, 2024 • 23 mins
Why is confidence so important in building your dream tech career? I tell you in this podcast! Some of the reasons will validate what you already know. Others will surprise you. I’ll also give you a peek behind the People Stack business curtain to talk about what’s in store for the People Stack tribe in the future. Grab the popcorn and check this one out right now!
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Episode 343: Responsibly Reject the Bull$hit

July 7, 2024 • 46 mins
How do you responsibly call people out on their bullshit? And how do you call YOURSELF out on your own bullshit? It’s so important to learn how to do this b/c w/out it, you’re holding yourself back from a life of ease, flow, power, and dream creation. Why? Because, well, not to be too crass but… You can’t rise higher when you’re surrounded by shit. You can’t rise higher in your career - or the rest of your life. So, how do you deal...
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Episode 342: How to Win the ATS Game

June 20, 2024 • 22 mins
Applicant Tracking Systems… …are a PAIN in the rear!!! So - how do you win the ATS game so that you can land interviews and land your Hell Yes tech leadership job? I show you how in this episode. Pay close attention because I offer several pieces of practical advice you’ll want to implement today. Check it out here!
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Episode 341: Stop relying on pure willpower to build your dream career

June 3, 2024 • 21 mins
Do you often feel mentally and physically drained at the end of each day? Does decision fatigue weigh you down on most days? Do you feel stuck in the go, go, go, do, do, do? If so, you’re likely relying on pure willpower to get through. And it’s not sustainable! In this podcast, I share what you should rely on instead to create so much MOMENTUM in your tech career (and the rest of your life)... …that you manifest your dreams faster...
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Episode 340: Work’s Feeling “Meh”

May 20, 2024 • 24 mins
Is work feeling kinda “meh” for you right now? You’re simply not connected with the purpose of what you’re doing. The joy, spark, and fun are dying. How do you turn that “meh” to “WHEEEE!”? I reveal how in this podcast so you can get unstuck from doing “just okay” at work… …and feel ludicrously fulfilled and joyously connected to how magnificent your job is. Listen right now!
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Episode 339: Aim for Transformational not Transactional Career Results

May 11, 2024 • 35 mins
Many of you are unknowingly focusing on the wrong kinds of career results. And this costs you dearly in terms of your time, money, energy, and sanity. In this episode, I talk about why focusing on transformation and not transaction is the key to creating the dream tech career you want… … especially in the current environment of too few jobs and too many applicants. Get ready to let go of the struggle and sacrifice and make room fo...
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Episode 338: Job Interviews You Shouldn’t Be Having

April 21, 2024 • 25 mins
I don’t want you to waste your time or energy while you’re on the job market for a tech leadership job. So, in this episode, I talk about a mistake many of our clients make when they start working with us: They go on interviews that they shouldn’t be! I understand it’s hard to be on the job market and you want to do SOMETHING to move the process forward, but trust me, going on interviews just because you were invited is a waste of...
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Episode 337: Reducing Overwhelm: A Guide for Tech Leaders

April 14, 2024 • 33 mins
How do you advance in your tech career without feeling overwhelmed? In this episode, I define what overwhelm is as well as some of the (sneaky) ways it can show up in your life. And, I share 2 practical tools that you can start implementing today so that you can shift from an emotional home of overwhelm… …to an emotional home of quiet stillness, flow, and peace. Enjoy!
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Episode 336: Slow Down to Manifest Your Career & Life Goals Faster

March 30, 2024 • 33 mins
Stop fighting, striving, pushing, and enduring my friends!!! It’s time to make $hit happen without the forcing struggle. In this episode, I talk about why slowing down is essential to manifesting your career goals. And I give you two practical and tactical tools so you can translate this into real, everyday life. Enjoy the journey of slowing down and relaxing into your dreams - and watch them manifest even more easily and effortles...
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Episode 335: Generating Momentum as a New Director: Most Powerful Moves to Make

March 8, 2024 • 29 mins
What are the most powerful moves one needs to make as a new director (manager of managers) to generate momentum? A client recently asked us this and I answer it on this podcast! I share the 5 most important actions to take if you’re new to an organization and want to create a massive, sustainable impact as a leader of leaders. I encourage all of you to listen and apply these battle-tested leadership principles. Enjoy!
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Episode 334: Access Your Fortitude Amidst the Tech Chaos

February 29, 2024 • 27 mins
It’s nucking futs right now in the tech world. Layoffs, job search mayhem, hiring chaos…it’s all there. AND, I want you to tap into your inner fortitude - your inner power - even now. In this episode, I give you a practical tool that’s zero-cost and takes less than 5 minutes to implement. It’ll help you thrive amidst the chaos so that you can continue on the path towards your dream career. Check it out right now! P.S. If you want M...
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Episode 333: Dan Pickett on Coding Bootcamps, Training Engineers, and the Importance of Being Supportive and Practical

February 19, 2024 • 80 mins
Rob interviewed Dan Pickett, President and Founder of Launch Academy and LaunchWare. They talked about: * The Launch Academy apprenticeship model and why it works * What Dan learned about the best ways to prepare engineers for future jobs * Why high-pressure techniques for training engineers fail * What’s wrong with Computer Science Education * Weaving a positive cultural fabric of trust for developers and leaders Enjoy listening ...
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Episode 332: There’s Gold in Your Blind Spots

February 11, 2024 • 25 mins
What’s in your blind spots? And how do you even find them? I show you how in this episode. I show you how to begin to leverage your internal guidance so that you can see what you’ve previously not seen. This is going to help you build an even more powerful mindset, make even more mission-aligned decisions, take more inspired actions, and create your dreams! Pay very close attention to this one! Check it out right now.
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