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Episode 44: Corey Quinn (The Duckbill Group)

Episode 44: Corey Quinn (The Duckbill Group)

FromAuthority Issues


Episode 44: Corey Quinn (The Duckbill Group)

FromAuthority Issues

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Corey talk about:
* Humble beginnings as an "angry UNIX sysadmin" (aka the only kind of UNIX sysadmin)
* Vowing to be the opposite of every crappy manager
* Corey's Least Favorite Managers
* Metaphors (for failure)
* Why "We need to talk" sucks
* An example of good leadership in crisis
* Appropriate levels of intensity in the workplace
* What a Cloud Economist does
* How "Last Week in AWS" began (and becoming a #quinnfluencer :))
* Punching up vs punching down, and knowing the difference
* The depressing rareness of people who can take feedback well
* Understanding one's own failure modes, and what twitter is good for
* Choosing not to work at AWS: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/why-i-turned-down-an-aws-job-offer/
* Intentionally obfuscating one's personal life
* The value of having the priority interrupt of a toddler's demands
* Reconciling one's personal loneliness with a public persona
You can find Corey at https://www.lastweekinaws.com/ and on Twitter as @quinnypig
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3
Released:
Jan 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to Authority Issues, a podcast about leadership, management, and competitive prescription writing. Hosted by Rachel Perkins (aka piebob), and Kendall Miller