In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Jibran talk about:
* Is art school a weird starting point for a designer?
* Vowing to never work on web sites (lol)
* Having an unusually good experience in the gaming industry
* Getting the full "I moved to SF for a startup and it shut down as soon as I got there" experience
* Accusations of being responsible for LinkedIn "Stories" ;)
* When companies don't grow their own leaders
* A good manager tells you when you need to leave to move forward
* Bombshell: leaving the SFBA for a startup in the Midwest!
* Bringing design practices into the insurance industry -- with humility
* Growing up as a leader alongside the company
* Partnering with a new-to-tech HR org to build a hiring pipeline
* Enjoying interviewing candidates
* What an awesome resource the Rands Leadership Slack is
* Constant disagreement with everybody ;)
* Kendall's argument-winning fantasies
* An amazing lesson learned at the right time
* Asking for clear direction, transparency works both ways
* [We are not sponsored by The Morning Show on AppleTV+]
* Understanding motivation as a way to communicate leadership decisions you don't agree with
* Being into old cars and how that is a bit of an outlier for a progressive/socialist-leaning person :)
You can find Jibran on Twitter as @jkutik :)
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3