Commonplace Expertise Podcast

A podcast on expertise, in business and in life.

Feature image for Colin Bryar on the practice of Amazon's Weekly Business Review

Colin Bryar on the practice of Amazon's Weekly Business Review

Cedric talks to Colin Bryar, early Amazon executive and former shadow to Jeff Bezos, on one of Amazon's secret operational weapons: the Weekly Business Review.

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Eric Nehrlich on the Art of Executive Coaching and Forecasting

Cedric talks to Eric Nehrlich about driving down the error rate for Google's revenue forecasting from 10-20% down to 0.5%, his approach to executive coaching, and how to come up with small experiments for personal growth.

Feature image for Lesley Sim on Skill Acceleration in Ultimate

Lesley Sim on Skill Acceleration in Ultimate

Cedric talks to Lesley Sim about her experience coaching the Singaporean Ultimate Women's World Championship Team in 2020, her approach to skill acceleration, and why a teaching technique designed for dogs and dolphins works just as well on humans!

Feature image for David MacIver on Life Skills for Programmers

David MacIver on Life Skills for Programmers

Cedric talks to David MacIver about ways programmers harm themselves in their careers, mistakes non-technical people make when dealing with programmers, and what it was like pushing the boundaries of property testing.

Feature image for Lia DiBello on The Mental Model of Business Expertise

Lia DiBello on The Mental Model of Business Expertise

Cedric talks to Lia DiBello about cognitive agility, the cognitive science of the strategic rehearsal, and, most importantly: the mental model of business expertise.