Managing A Career
I help you navigate the path to professional success. Whether you're a recent graduate still searching for your place or a seasoned professional with years of experience, the knowledge and insights I share can show you how to position yourself for growth and career advancement.
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Oct. 13, 2026
Luck Needs a Verb - MAC162
Five words. Hey, I like your podcast.
That's what a man said to a stranger at a free kids' gymnastics class in Brooklyn. A few years later those five words were worth, in his own estimate, hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when people hear that story, almost all of them reach for the same explanation: he got lucky.
This week on Managing A Career I want to fix something I've been saying on the show for years. The line wasn't wrong. It was missing a piece, and the missing piece turns out to b
That's what a man said to a stranger at a free kids' gymnastics class in Brooklyn. A few years later those five words were worth, in his own estimate, hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when people hear that story, almost all of them reach for the same explanation: he got lucky.
This week on Managing A Career I want to fix something I've been saying on the show for years. The line wasn't wrong. It was missing a piece, and the missing piece turns out to b
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Oct. 6, 2026
Busy is what you are. Visible is what they remember. - MAC161
It's Friday afternoon, and you've just sent the weekly update. Eleven bullet points, every one of them true. Met with the vendor. Reviewed the draft. Followed up on open items. Closed out the quarter-end checklist. Eleven bullets that cost you something like fifty hours.
Your manager skims them on the way to another meeting. Your manager's boss never sees them at all. By Monday morning, the most important thing you did all week exists in exactly one place: your own memory.
This episode is for
Your manager skims them on the way to another meeting. Your manager's boss never sees them at all. By Monday morning, the most important thing you did all week exists in exactly one place: your own memory.
This episode is for
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Sept. 29, 2026
Analysis Paralysis Is Just Fear Wearing a Lab Coat - MAC160
Nobody has ever been written up for doing too much research. That's what makes it such a good place to hide.
In the biggest calls a career throws at you — the job, the promotion ask, the pivot you've been circling for two years. Research looks like diligence, and it feels like diligence the whole time. But past a certain point, it stops being research and starts being a well-dressed way of not deciding.
The Spreadsheet With Fourteen Columns
A recruiter reaches out about a role one level up, be
In the biggest calls a career throws at you — the job, the promotion ask, the pivot you've been circling for two years. Research looks like diligence, and it feels like diligence the whole time. But past a certain point, it stops being research and starts being a well-dressed way of not deciding.
The Spreadsheet With Fourteen Columns
A recruiter reaches out about a role one level up, be
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About the Host
Layne Robinson
I've been a software developer for multiple Fortune 500 companies and spent time in the software consultant world, too. The past few years, I made the transition to management and currently lead a team of over 40 developers across the globe. In my 30 years, one thing I've realized is that most managers spend the majority of their one-on-one time focused on project status and not on career development. It's usually left for the individual to figure out how to progress. I have found that I actually enjoy mentoring and coaching and my teams are consistently recognized as some of the top teams in the company.