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Dec 24, 2021 • 52min
Engineering Culture Trends Report – 2021
This is a re-post from March 2021.
In this podcast, the Culture and Methods editorial team discusses their views on the current state and trends in the Culture and Methods area that they monitor. The editorial team consists of Ben Linders, Craig Smith, Doug Talbot, Raf Gemmail, Shaaron Alvares and Shane Hastie. Unfortunately, Shaaron was unable to join in the recording, however, her perspectives are included in this and in the accompanying trends report article.
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Dec 17, 2021 • 25min
Real-World Experiences Adopting the Accelerate Metrics
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Nikolaus Huber of Reservix and Vladyslav Ukis of Siemens Healthineers about the application of the Accelerate metrics in their teams.
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- Feb 22, 2022
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- August 23, 2022
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Dec 13, 2021 • 33min
Engaging with and serving the digital seeker to craft great experiences
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Raj de Data about applying AI in high-performance tennis, serving the digital seeker and delivering exceptional digital experiences.
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Dec 3, 2021 • 26min
Becoming a Great Engineering Manager is Hard
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Anand Sufi about making the shift from being an individual contributor to an engineering manager
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- Feb 22, 2022
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Nov 26, 2021 • 25min
Obeya Rooms for Transparency, Collaboration and Communication
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Carol McEwan and Greg Woods from iObeya about the use of Obeya spaces and the culture of transparency they encourage in organisations.
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- Feb 22, 2022
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Nov 22, 2021 • 21min
Using Data to Remove Friction in the Digital Employee Experience
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Mike Schumacher about the impact of poor digital employee experience and using data to remove friction in the employee experience
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Nov 12, 2021 • 23min
Making hybrid working work
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Nick Iovacchini of Kettle about making hybrid working work in the post-pandemic world and the ability to put people space and time together in ways that create successful experiences for employees and organisations.
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Nov 5, 2021 • 23min
The value of playfulness and mindfulness in work
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Amaranatho Robey about playfulness, mindfulness and his journey from AI developer to monk to executive coach.
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Oct 29, 2021 • 24min
Career and Leadership Advice for Engineers and Technical Professionals
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Jeff Perry about the important leadership and people skills that technologists are often not trained in, why career coaching can be valuable, being deliberate about career choices and advice for technical leaders.
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Oct 24, 2021 • 25min
Creativity and Idea Generation in Remote Teams
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Will Burns of IdeasicleX about creativity and idea generation in remote teams.
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