Mike McQuaid's Podcasts

Mike McQuaid

Mike McQuaid's podcast appearances and episodes from all his own podcasts.

  1. 27 JAN

    How Homebrew Became Mac’s Package Manager with Mike McQuaid

    Podcast: Screaming in the Cloud Mike McQuaid explains how Homebrew grew from a side project into macOS’s de facto package manager and how the project is sustained today.

  2. 24 JAN

    Getting Shit Done in Institutions

    Podcast: Minimum Viable Management David Yee, VP of Engineering at The New York Times and head of its new AI platforms and products mission, joins Mike McQuaid and Neha Batra for a candid, behind-the-scenes conversation about why institutions are built to resist change and what to do about it. They dig into hidden norms, choosing the right battles, translating “how things really work” and creating stability for teams while you deliberately destabilize the system just enough to move it forward.

  3. 16 JAN

    The Most Important Skills Going Forward with CTO + Homebrew Maintainer Mike McQuaid

    Podcast: freeCodeCamp Podcast Mike McQuaid joins Quincy Larson to discuss career lessons and the software engineering skills worth prioritizing next.

  4. 9 JAN

    Performance Reviews, Done Right

    Podcast: Minimum Viable Management Performance reviews have a reputation for being stressful, confusing and often disconnected from reality. Too often they surface feedback that should have been shared months earlier or reduce a year of work into a single rating. In this episode, Mike and Neha unpack why reviews fail and how managers can turn them into a useful summary instead of a shock. They explore what companies expect from performance reviews, what managers struggle with and what employees actually want to hear. The conversation covers documenting early signals, balancing positive and critical feedback, avoiding ruinous empathy and ensuring no one walks into a review surprised by the outcome. They also discuss practical ways to give feedback throughout the life of a project, align on growth goals and handle mismatches between perception and reality. A grounded, experience-based discussion for anyone responsible for giving or receiving feedback.

  5. 29/12/2025

    Politics at Work Without Losing Your Soul

    Podcast: Minimum Viable Management In this episode, Mike and Neha are joined by Denise, an engineering leader and former colleague from GitHub and Pivotal, to unpack the reality of workplace politics and why ignoring them is not a neutral choice. Drawing on Denise’s LeadDev talk and hard-earned lessons from management and senior IC roles, the conversation explores political capital, information asymmetry, allyship and the idea of “table flips” as a finite currency. Together they discuss when to spend influence, when to hold it back and how privilege shapes who gets heard. From advocating for promotions to using power responsibly on the way out of an organisation, this is a practical and candid look at how to navigate work under capitalism without burning out or selling yourself short.

  6. 19/12/2025

    Beyond Engineering: Healthy Tension

    Podcast: Minimum Viable Management Product, design and engineering rarely agree and that’s a good thing. In this episode, Mike McQuaid and Neha Batra break down what healthy tension actually looks like, why alignment is overrated and how leaders can turn disagreement into better outcomes.

  7. 14/11/2025

    When Things Go Wrong: How Leaders Rebuild Trust

    Podcast: Minimum Viable Management Mike and Neha explore how leaders can recognise when things are going wrong, why admitting mistakes builds trust, how to spot low psychological safety, and the value of written plans, accountability and steady course correction when guiding teams through tough moments.

  8. 31/10/2025

    Creating and Keeping Momentum

    Podcast: Minimum Viable Management Mike McQuaid and Neha Batra break down how leaders spark momentum and keep it steady. They start with clarity of mission, ruthless scope cuts, and visible wins in weeks not years. They cover simple not easy systems that reduce drag, like milestone slices, anti-goals, handoffs that follow the sun, and temporary process as guardrails you later remove. They show why constraints breed creativity, how to automate recurring pain, and why teams should target low volatility over peak velocity. They close with saying no, letting the right fires burn, and building a candid culture through trust and social capital.

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Mike McQuaid's podcast appearances and episodes from all his own podcasts.

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  • Creator
    Mike McQuaid
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 Mike McQuaid
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