{"podcast":{"title":"Leman Tech Leadership Podcast","slug":"leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357","podcast_index_feed_id":7045357,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6343272/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast--6343272","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4982bc323b348940ab5d4a08c6dc9c37.jpg","author":"Aleksandra Lemańska","episode_count":197,"summary":"Leman Tech Leadership Podcast Welcome to the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, your ultimate guide to developing exceptional tech leadership skills. Whether you're a seasoned tech leader or just stepping into a managerial role, this podcast is designed to provide you with actionable insights and best practices to create a thriving work environment that people won't want to leave. Learn how to do it with host Aleksandra Lemańska, CQ Technology Leadership Mentor & Speaker. Founder @LemanSkills, Co-Founder & Board President @Startup Community Poznan Foundation, Host @Leman Tech Leadership Podcast. She is the creator of the CQ Leadership Method: a battle-tested framework that helps tech leaders communicate with precision and lead without burnout. Join Alex as she delves deep into the secrets of effective leadership, from mastering essential tools to implementing cutting-edge techniques. Each episode brings you invaluable knowledge, practical advice, or unique perspectives through engaging interviews with leaders who have experiences and lessons to share. Discover the dos and don’ts of tech leadership, learn about the habits that drive success, and gather strategies to foster a motivated…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T12:19:11.454164+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357"},"episode":{"title":"#191 | Face It Till You Make It: The Real Reason You Keep Giving Up","slug":"191-face-it-till-you-make-it-the-real-reason-you-keep-giving-up","published_at":"2026-09-01T03:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/191-face-it-till-you-make-it-the-real-reason-you-keep-giving-up","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/191-face-it-till-you-make-it-the-real-reason-you-keep-giving-up--74766136","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74766136/191_face_it_till_you_make_it_the_real_reason_you_keep_giving_up.mp3","summary":"▶︎ #191 | Face It Till You Make It: The Real Reason You Keep Giving Up In this solo episode of the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, Aleksandra Lemańska opens the final quarter of the year with a subject she's lived through personally and professionally, and hears from leaders and founders on a near-daily basis: giving up. Alex names the pattern she keeps running into in conversation after conversation: people who feel like failures, like imposters, like they simply can't stick to a habit or deliver what they promised themselves. She's honest that she's lived both sides of it: rock-solid consistency with her workouts and with writing her book, and quiet quitting on other goals she genuinely cared about. Rather than blaming generational laziness (a myth she pushes back on directly), Alex walks through the real reasons people quit: no accountability, no proximity to people already doing the thing, or an environment that quietly discourages the goal altogether. She closes with a simple, practical exercise: write down who you're trying to become, name the smallest possible next step, and reverse-engineer the discipline you already have in one area of your life into the one you keep abandoning. Mentioned in the episode: \"From Code to People: The CQ Leadership Method That Transforms Technical Experts into Leaders Teams Actually Want to Work For\": https://fromcodetopeople.lemanskills.com/ ✉︎ FOLLOW ME ON: ⤵︎ LinkedIn: @aleksandralemanska TikTok: @aleksandra_lemanska X: @lemanskills Startup Community Poznan: @startup-community-poznan-scp www.lemanskills.com Join Leadership Pulse! https://lemanskills.com/pulse/","meta_description":"▶︎ #191 | Face It Till You Make It: The Real Reason You Keep Giving Up In this solo episode of the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, Aleksandra Lemańska open…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1212,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/episodes/191-face-it-till-you-make-it-the-real-reason-you-keep-giving-up/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/191-face-it-till-you-make-it-the-real-reason-you-keep-giving-up.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}