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Episode 24: Dana Jones (Abstract)
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Dana talk about:
* Becoming a coder via editing books about programming
* Missing being able to be more focused on your own work
* Kendall's near-miss at preempting Google's success
* The value of 360 feedback in a review process
* Squad goals (I had to say it)
* JIRA hate
* The need to walk a line between uncritical approval of decisions from higher-ups and allowing for disgruntlement in a safe space to maintain credibility
* Dana's book recommendation: "Thanks For The Feedback" about receiving feedback
* The unnecessary anxiety of project time estimation and productivity metrics
* Getting your leadership experience outside the workplace first
* Normalizing failure
* Firing your kids :)
* When academia doesn't match reality
* How great the sound insulation is at Kendall's house
* The difficulties of co-leadership
You can find Dana on all the internets as @danabrit
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3
* Becoming a coder via editing books about programming
* Missing being able to be more focused on your own work
* Kendall's near-miss at preempting Google's success
* The value of 360 feedback in a review process
* Squad goals (I had to say it)
* JIRA hate
* The need to walk a line between uncritical approval of decisions from higher-ups and allowing for disgruntlement in a safe space to maintain credibility
* Dana's book recommendation: "Thanks For The Feedback" about receiving feedback
* The unnecessary anxiety of project time estimation and productivity metrics
* Getting your leadership experience outside the workplace first
* Normalizing failure
* Firing your kids :)
* When academia doesn't match reality
* How great the sound insulation is at Kendall's house
* The difficulties of co-leadership
You can find Dana on all the internets as @danabrit
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3
Released:
Apr 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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