Beyond Coding

Whenever I meet someone that exemplifies great tech leadership, I love picking their brain. Because there is no cookie-cutter mold for tech leaders, or leaders in general. 🍪 Their experiences, mindset, failures and feedback are incredibly valuable. Having a conversation and getting their perspective is one of the best ways to learn. And it helps form your own perspective. 🤔 My conversation with Ariel Weinberger did exactly that for me. Loved his take on culture, hiring, mentorship and more! 🙌 A few of the topics, in order 💬 ☑️ Technical Leadership Roles ☑️ Effective Technical Hiring Processes ☑️ Hiring 120 Software Engineers in a year ☑️ Allowing People to make Mistakes ☑️ Engineering Teams owning their Domain Connect with Ariel Weinberger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielweinberger https://twitter.com/arielweinberger https://github.com/arielweinberger New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!   Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/84G6xqR3uBs Enjoy! 🎙

The way you might think about your career may evolve. A focus on growth and progression early on. More reflection, realisation and intent later. What’s interesting to me is that in the end, all your experience matters. With the right amount of guidance and clarity, you’ll eventually reach the unimaginable. That’s really exciting to me. Jeff Perry and I touch on all of that and more! A few of the topics, in order 💬 ☑️ Career clarity ☑️ People feeling stuck in their career ☑️ Layoffs and the current tech market ☑️ Career progression ☑️ Growing into technology leadership Connect with Jeff Perry: https://www.jeff-perry.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcperry https://www.engineeringcareeraccelerator.com/beyondcoding New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!   Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/4u-2vw_npq4 Enjoy! 🎙

Why do people do the things they do? I’m not quite sure, but it’s definitely thought provoking 🤔 Especially when I think about my own decision making. Sometimes we need certain conversations, certain triggers, to make us think and reflect. This episode with Gilbert Eijkelenboom was exactly that for me. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. More of the topics we covered, in order 💬 ☑️ Gilberts professional poker journey ☑️ How people make decisions ☑️ Considering your audience ☑️ Slowing down time ☑️ Getting better at storytelling Connect with Gilbert Eijkelenboom: linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom https://www.mindspeaking.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!   Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/yucHtO3VkgQ Enjoy! 🎙

I truly enjoyed learning from Stephanie Wong how she found her passion in technical content creation. It doesn’t just fall out of the sky and land in your lap. It takes time, experimentation and effort to take shape within your life. Throughout that journey, you’ll have key players and leadership, setting you up for success. However, in the end, you make the decisions in your personal journey. More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬 ☑️ Being authentically yourself ☑️ The best way to find a passion ☑️ Key players in your career ☑️ How to keep growing ☑️ Finding your voice Connect with Stephanie Wong: https://twitter.com/stephr_wong https://www.stephrwong.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephrwong New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!   Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/-c3RUT11jcY Enjoy! 🎙

I had a blast talking to Tobi Oluwole on self-worth, salary and mindset. What really stuck with me is that breaking limits can become more and more common. Because most of the time, when you think you’ve reached a ceiling, be it your growth, or your income, there’s no actual ceiling. The only ceiling that’s there is the one you put there yourself. Background, expectations, scepticism etc. can all contribute in creating this fictional ceiling. But since you created it in the first place, you can also remove or break through it. You’re in control after all! More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬 ☑️ Understanding your Skills are Value ☑️ Being the Exception ☑️ Breaking the Salary Sharing Taboo ☑️ Changing your Perspective ☑️ Communicating your value Enjoy! 🎙 More on Tobi Oluwole: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetobioluwole https://twitter.com/callmetobzz https://www.the3skills.com New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!   Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/d2Y-Vwk3Sj0

What’s better than Online Hackathons? In-person Hackathons! Krish Naik shares how he’s been organising 24 hour long in-person hackathons together with iNeuron.ai. It’s a way to engage with the community and stimulate learning and growth. Additionally, it has been an effective way to hire. More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬 ☑️ The Joys of Physical Hackathons ☑️ Education should be Affordable and of High Quality ☑️ How iNeuron.ai has grown to where it is now ☑️ The Benefit of learning early-stage Technologies ☑️ The difference between Data Science and Data Engineering Enjoy! 🎙 More on Krish Naik: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNU_lfiiWBdtULKOw6X0Dig https://www.linkedin.com/in/naikkrish https://krishnaik.in https://twitter.com/krishnaik06 New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil! Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/gW--jpQUHV4

Empathy is software skill. It might sound strange, but after my conversation with Andrea Goulet I strongly believe that’s the case. She explains how trust is the foundation of not only great software, but also great engineering teams. How do we build trust? Through empathy, and Andrea lays out some great practical examples of how it benefits everyone.  More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬 ☑️ Research Focussed Approach on Empathy ☑️ The importance of Trust and Vulnerability ☑️ The Four Components of Empathy ☑️ Legacy Code drives your business ☑️ Empathy is a Skill Enjoy! 🎙 More on Andrea Goulet:  https://andreagoulet.com https://empathyintech.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamgoulet https://twitter.com/andreagoulet Andrea is currently working on her book: Empathy Driven Software Development Published by Pearson. Looking forward to that in 2023! New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil! Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/9nNKqklss5c

What is the fastest and most effective you’ve ever been in a software team? That’s how we start off this episode and joining me is Daniel Terhorst-North who’s a coder, coach, and consultant and has been for almost 3 decades 🙌 More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬 ☑️ Fast and Effective Software teams ☑️ It’s not done until it’s in Production ☑️ How SOLID is outdated ☑️ Organisations struggling with effectiveness ☑️ Value stream mapping Enjoy! 🎙 More on Daniel Terhorst-North: https://dannorth.net https://twitter.com/tastapod https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielterhorstnorth New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil! Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/ZXjTvMIw0fc

Ever feel like reading is just not for you? Well… Maybe you’re more of a visual learner 🤔 Priyanka shares how she leverages the power of visualisation to communicate complex topics in a simple and easy to understand fashion ☁️ On top of that, we go through the freedom she gets to experiment and learn as Developer Advocate @Google. Really cool! 🙌 Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬 ☑️ Visualisation and feedback from the community ☑️ Letting go of Perfection ☑️ The freedom to experiment as Developer Advocate ☑️ Maintaining focus with a goal in mind ☑️ Visual learning over reading documentation Enjoy! 🎙 More on Priyanka Vergadia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvergadia https://twitter.com/pvergadia https://www.youtube.com/c/priyankavergadia https://thecloudgirl.dev New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil! Big shoutout to Xebia and Google for making this episode possible! #visuallearning #developeradvocate #podcast Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/9k56RPSW6i0 Or any Podcast app 🎙 through: https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding

Indi Young explains how the point of having thinking styles is to get away from the “average user”, and move towards building your solutions for humans. Supporting them in whatever purpose they have.  You might wonder: What are thinking styles? 🤔 Listen in to find out! Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬 ☑️ What are thinking styles? ☑️ How to discover thinking styles framed by purpose   ☑️ The passion the help people ☑️ Thinking styles put to practise More on Indi Young: https://indiyoung.com https://twitter.com/indiyoung https://www.linkedin.com/in/indiyoung