Minimum Viable Management
Neha Batra and Mike McQuaid
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S1E9 Getting Shit Done in Institutions
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…
S1E8 Performance Reviews, Done Right
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…
S1E7 Politics at Work Without Losing Your Soul
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…
S1E6 Beyond Engineering: Healthy Tension
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…
S1E5 When Things Go Wrong: How Leaders Rebuild Trust
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…
Creating and Keeping Momentum
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…
Psychological Safety vs. Telling the Truth
How can teams feel safe to speak up while still hearing hard truths? In this episode of Minimum Viable Management, Mike McQuaid and Neha Batra explore what it really means to balance psychological…
Leadership Is a Series of Decisions (and Compromises)
In this episode of Minimum Viable Management, Mike McQuaid and Neha Batra dive deep into the messy art of decision-making. When should you seek input and build consensus and when should you just make…
Building Trust and Having Better Fights
In the first episode of Minimum Viable Management, Mike McQuaid and Neha Batra reunite to talk about what “minimum viable management” really means: how to lead effectively without drowning in…
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Minimum Viable Management has published 9 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Business, Careers.
Minimum Viable Management is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 33m.
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