E078: Building Better Tech with Mark McBride-Wright and Edward Aslin

In this episode of The SAFE Leader Podcast, Mark McBride-Wright is joined by software engineer, technology leader and entrepreneur Edward Aslin to explore what good technical leadership really looks like in a fast-changing world. Edward reflects on his early experiences in business, the lessons learned from failure, and a career spent helping organisations untangle technical debt and build more sustainable software systems. He also shares his perspective on the reality behind the AI hype, how artificial intelligence is changing software engineering, why senior judgement and accountability matter more than ever, and how greater self-understanding has shaped his own career.