People Stack Podcast

Author, Coach, and Interviewer Bill Fox stops by the People Stack to talk about what transformed his life and lead him to push beyond servant leadership into Stage 4 leadership, the challenges that caused him to focus on documenting the themes among the leaders he's talked with, learning to fly, gaining perspective and much more Check out https://www.forwardthinkingworkplaces.com/resources for Bill's book and many other resources which were discussed in the show. Intro music is "I'm Going for a Coffee" (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3/02_Im_Going_for_a_Coffee) by Lee Rosevere, which is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Special Guest: Bill Fox.

IO Psychologist Marc Prine stops by the People Stack to talk about validating your hiring and performance assumptions, Psychological assessments, Job Analysis, how culture is created, being "not that kind of Psychologist" and more! Intro music is "I'm Going for a Coffee" (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3/02_Im_Going_for_a_Coffee) by Lee Rosevere, which is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Entrepreneur, Product & Technology Leader Gong Ke Gouldstone stops by the People Stack to talk about the similarities between leadership and negotiation, what it means to own your tech career, how she creates vision, trust, and support on her teams and how she developed her leadership skills. Check out Gong Ke's latest adventure: http://www.yardpanel.com/ Intro music is "I'm Going for a Coffee" (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3/02_Im_Going_for_a_Coffee) by Lee Rosevere, which is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Special Guest: Gong Ke Gouldstone.

Leadership Coach Anthony Fasano (https://engineertomanager.com/) stops by the People Stack to talk about the importance of setting clear expectations, communication, people skills and the danger of being action -oriented. Intro music is "I'm Going for a Coffee" (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3/02_Im_Going_for_a_Coffee) by Lee Rosevere, which is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Special Guest: Anthony Fasano.

Brennan McEachran and Jessica Weisz from SoapBox (https://soapboxhq.com/) stop by the People Stack to talk about their leadership rituals, the transition from individual contributor to management, and from solo founder to CEO, getting your people to not hide their mistakes, and treating your humans like humans. Special Guests: Brennan McEachran and Jessica Weisz.

Kareen Walsh, Solutions Strategist and Coach, stops by the People Stack to talk about making your software choices better fit your organization's needs, how to address communication breakdowns between Project Managers and the technical staff they depend on, how to better frame necessary changes, finding clarity of direction when you feel a need for change and much more Special Guest: Kareen Walsh.

Author and Salary Negotiation Coach, Josh Doody, stopped by the People Stack to talk about getting more interview and job offers, the process and flow of negotiation, how his time as an engineer influenced his process, the art of the counteroffer, and more. Some links mentioned in the show: The Fearless Salary Negotiation homepage: https://fearlesssalarynegotiation.com/ Josh's coaching page: https://fearlesssalarynegotiation.com/coach/ Josh's article on how to answer “What’s your current or expected salary?”: https://fearlesssalarynegotiation.com/the-dreaded-salary-question/ The comprehensive Salary Negotiation Guide Josh mentioned: https://fearlesssalarynegotiation.com/salary-negotiation-guide/ Special Guest: Josh Doody.

In a packed episode, Jill Wetzler, Director of Engineering at Lyft, talks about how she got there, where she is going, the challenges of growing teams and managers both in quantity and quality, mentoring and coaching, how she manages her time, and how to create a stronger team through personal connections.

John Sawers is a developer, founder and now speaker; all outcomes which would not have been possible with debilitating responses to his emotions. He's developed the metaphor of an Emotional API and speaks on the topic, bringing a great deal of necessary understanding. Some links that John mentions: Paraliminals (https://www.learningstrategies.com/Paraliminal/Home.asp) Myriad specific subjects Downloadable Audio Cost per subject Each session ~30min Centerpointe (http://www.centerpointe.com/) Just a few programs, but general purpose Each 'level' costs money Requires 60min/day Landing page is really salesy Buddhify App (https://buddhify.com/) Beautiful interface Lots of different guided meditations Emotional API (http://emotionalapi.com) Talk videos Related content Special Guest: John Sawers.

Boston-area tech recruiter Bill Sullivan (http://www.thetycheproject.com) stops by the People Stack to talk about recruitment done right, avoiding used car salesman-like recruiters, salary negotiation from the company and applicant perspectives, how both can come away happy and why it's so hard to find good help in Boston these days. Special Guest: Bill Sullivan.

Travis Kimmel, CEO of GitPrime (https://gitprime.com) stops by the People Stack to talk about how poor quality requirements can brain damage engineers, meeting schedules can burn hours, and how bringing more data to discussions around productivity can help. Travis also reflects on how his perspective changed as GitPrime grew. Special Guest: Travis Kimmel.

Christian McCarrick, SVP of Engineering at GTL (http://www.gtl.net/) stops by the People Stack to talk about the importance of mentoring, the role it has played for him, how he carves time out of his day for the important things, where he goes for management inspiration, the challenges of managing a team through an acquisition and more. Special Guest: Christian McCarrick .

Data Scientist Eugene Geis ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenegeis) from the Deluxe Corporation (https://www.deluxe.com/) stops by the People Stack to talk about data, stats, the metaphors which are helpful when explaining stats, and some applications of data you might not think of. Special Guest: Eugene Geis.

Lauri Apple is a Producer, Agile Coach and Open Source advocate for Zalando (http://www.zalando.com/), one the of the largest fashion retailers in Europe. She stopped by the People Stack with Engineering Lead, Paul Adams to talk about how they craft a workplace where their search team can thrive, love where they work and operate in an environment of trust. Special Guests: Lauri Apple and Paul Adams.

Kay Rhodes took a winding path to get to his current role as a tech lead and that's the way he likes his vacations too. Kay stopped by the People Stack to talk about the life of a tech lead, enjoying the journey in both work and play, the importance of seeing the world for yourself, finding meaning in your work even when it's not your baby and more. Special Guest: Kay Rhodes.

Jessica Noble (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-noble-33b6203b/ ) from http://www.Wayfair.com stops by the People Stack to talk about finding the signal in the noise of leadership information, how her teams define how expensive a meeting is, leadership roles in a flat structure, getting feedback to and from your team in 1:1s and more.

Note: This one uses the F word a lot. Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale, founders of The Raw Signal Group (https://www.rawsignal.ca/ ) each have 20 years of tech experience and they brought it to the People Stack to chat about bad bosses, bad assumptions, good allies and publishing their new best-seller “How F*cked Up Is Your Management?: An uncomfortable conversation about modern leadership.” Special Guests: Jonathan Nightingale and Melissa Nightingale.

Michael Lopp (http://randsinrepose.com) stops by the People Stack to talk about landing his dream job as VP of Engineering at Slack (https://slack.com), the systems he uses to stay productive, battling the culture of busy, career paths in engineering, and oh so much more. Special Guest: Michael Lopp.

Author and Agile Consultant Johanna Rothman (https://www.jrothman.com/blogs) stops by the People Stack to talk about Culture, the impact of the TRS-80 on tech, and yes, Agile methodologies. Check out Johanna’s latest Book “Create Your Successful Agile Project: Collaborate, Measure, Estimate, Deliver” (https://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Successful-Agile-Project/dp/1680502603) Special Guest: Johanna Rothman.

Russell Matthews ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-matthews-6097674 ), Associate Professor in the Department of Management at The University of Alabama, stops by the People Stack to dispel some common myths online about managing your time between work and family, the word "balance" as it pertains to work and family, incivility at work and more Special Guest: Russell Matthews.