Podcast: The Minimum Viable Manager: Building Trust, Feedback, and Alignment

By Matt Gjertsen · InfoQ · Friday, 9 October 2026 at 09:00 (31m ago) · Original article ↗

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Matt Gjertsen, founder of Built and author of Minimum Viable Manager, about the three foundational skills every first-time manager needs, how to build trust and give effective feedback, and why human leadership skills matter even more in the age of AI.

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