23 October 2026
From 45 Days to 20 Minutes: What Happens When You Empower the Front Line with Chad Harris
40% Better - Engineering Leadership
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Rank and authority aren’t the same as respect, and you don’t need a title to lead.
Bill talks with Chad Harris, a software engineering leader from Melbourne, Australia, whose first leadership lessons came from the Australian Air Force Cadets.
They dig into leading as an individual contributor, running weekly experiments backed by data, building allies instead of blindsiding people, and getting past imposter syndrome.
Plus: how a small team with one rule, “don’t break the law,” cut a 45-day hardship withdrawal process to 20 minutes.
Connect with Chad: https://factorhouse.io
Connect with Bill: https://40pb.com
Bill talks with Chad Harris, a software engineering leader from Melbourne, Australia, whose first leadership lessons came from the Australian Air Force Cadets.
They dig into leading as an individual contributor, running weekly experiments backed by data, building allies instead of blindsiding people, and getting past imposter syndrome.
Plus: how a small team with one rule, “don’t break the law,” cut a 45-day hardship withdrawal process to 20 minutes.
Connect with Chad: https://factorhouse.io
Connect with Bill: https://40pb.com