How do you set your goals? In the context of a company and as an individual contributor. In today's episode, we're talking about sustainability as a heuristic to help drive your career growth. 🙏Thank you to today's sponsor: Flatiron Learn UX/UI design flatironschool.com/developertea in 24 weeks and discover our global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! flatironschool.com/developertea ! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from our dedicated Care...
Oct 14, 2019•15 min•Ep. 745
In today's episode we're talking about a behavior that's gained a lot of traction lately and that's being candid with people. We're going to talk about why this can be counter productive as a developer and how we can practice a transparent work culture in a more healthy way. 🙏 Today's episode is sponsored by Bluemedora . Upgrade your monitoring platform with BindPlane and unlock insights from all your on-prem, hybrid-cloud, and multi-cloud technologies. Get started today at Bluemedora.com/tea #...
Oct 11, 2019•12 min•Ep. 744
What does it mean to be a bad developer? In today's episode, we'll focus on the actions that won't get you fired but while continuing to keep your job these are actions that will stunt your career growth and personal development. 🙏 Today's episode is sponsored by Bluemedora . Upgrade your monitoring platform with BindPlane and unlock insights from all your on-prem, hybrid-cloud, and multi-cloud technologies. Get started today at Bluemedora.com/tea ##👋 Get in touch If you have questions about t...
Oct 09, 2019•12 min•Ep. 743
Understanding the difference between can do and will do, might be the key to understanding the affordance of possibilities especially when it comes to development decisions and what a user will chose to do because of that choice. 🙏 Today's episode is sponsored by Bluemedora . Upgrade your monitoring platform with BindPlane and unlock insights from all your on-prem, hybrid-cloud, and multi-cloud technologies. Get started today at Bluemedora.com/tea ##👋 Get in touch If you have questions about t...
Oct 07, 2019•13 min•Ep. 742
Today, we're talking about priming. Specifically in this episode we'll cover our reactions and responses to the things that happen to us on a day-to-day basis. The subtle cues that we take from our environment and how we act in relation to our careers and career growth. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own ...
Oct 04, 2019•8 min•Ep. 741
Life gets overwhelming. In today's episode we'll talk about facing overwhelm and how can we focus on the things that matter the most and avoid crippling our progress when we're overwhelmed. 👋 Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea 🧡 Leave a Review...
Oct 03, 2019•13 min•Ep. 740
A lot of bad advice is given on ways to manage being in a bad interview as the interviewee. In this environment the interviewer is waiting for you to fail or talk about a time when you failed and how you respond to that question as an interviewee. In today's episode we're going to talk about how to handle bad interviews in a positive way. 🙏 Today's episode is sponsored by Bluemedora . Upgrade your monitoring platform with BindPlane and unlock insights from all your on-prem, hybrid-cloud, and mu...
Sep 30, 2019•9 min•Ep. 739
In today's episode we talk about moving some wasteful processes and systems from explicit to implicit. Today's episode is sponsored by Bluemedora. Upgrade your monitoring platform with BindPlane and unlock insights from all your on-prem, hybrid-cloud, and multi-cloud technologies. Get started today at Bluemedora.com/tea
Sep 28, 2019•10 min•Ep. 738
In our last episode we talked about taking implicit or automatic processes and making them more explicit, bringing them to a slower thought process. If you're a manager at a company, this episode is for you. Today we're digging into implicit and explicit management systems. We'll cover some systems that you can effect and how they can create a more positive working experience for you as a manager and your team. 👋 Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversa...
Sep 25, 2019•10 min•Ep. 737
In our last episode we talked about taking implicit or automatic processes and making them more explicit, bringing them to a slower thought process. In today's episode we're digging into our emotions. We'll cover the influence our emotions have in our daily lives and specific ways that we can have a positive influence on our own emotions and understanding why those emotions are happening and offer some tips on how we can manage any negative or intense emotions. 🙏This episode is sponsored by Bar...
Sep 23, 2019•11 min•Ep. 736
Auto-pilot systems that we use to help us make decisions can be incredibly useful and in the worst of times these can take away from our ultimate goals. In today's episode, we're sharing two things that you can do to take implicit systems that you care about and make them explicit. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or sta...
Sep 20, 2019•14 min•Ep. 735
In today's episode, we're talking about the relationship between our perception of habits and how those effect the outlook on our careers. How does our baseline behavior effect the outcome of our exceptional life and career events? 👋 Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.c...
Sep 18, 2019•12 min•Ep. 734
Today's episode we're joined by Jessica Hall, Co-Author of the book Product Mindset and in this part two of our two part interview with Jessica we dive deeper into the product mindset and talk about things to look for in order to progress to the next chapter of a career in product development. Jessica On The Web Twitter Website 3Pillar Global 🙏 This episode is sponsored by Barclays . Barclays is hiring! At Barclays, developers are always developing. Find your next role at https://home.barclays/...
Sep 16, 2019•32 min•Ep. 733
Today's episode we're joined by Jessica Hall, Co-Author of the book Product Mindset and in this part one of our two part interview with Jessica we talk about the career things she's most interested in right now and the three things that distinguish the folks she works with. Jessica On The Web Twitter Website 3Pillar Global 🙏 This episode is sponsored by Barclays . Barclays is hiring! At Barclays, developers are always developing. Find your next role at https://home.barclays/developers today. ##...
Sep 13, 2019•43 min•Ep. 732
In today's episode, we're talking about bad managers but instead of outlining the things to avoid as a manager, we are looking at the things we want to do in order to become a bad manager and uncover the "why" behind bad manager's behaviors. This episode is sponsored by Barclays . Barclays is hiring! At Barclays, developers are always developing. Find your next role at https://home.barclays/developers today. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conv...
Sep 11, 2019•10 min•Ep. 731
Today, we discuss the difficulty of imagining an alternate reality, and how that affects our decision making for the future. This episode is sponsored by Barclays. Barclays is hiring! At Barclays, developers are always developing. Find your next role at https://home.barclays/developers today.
Sep 09, 2019•10 min•Ep. 730
In today's episode, we discuss the difficulty of finding your personal purpose, and the tension we can all feel when we can't put our finger on our purpose. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying the show and wan...
Sep 06, 2019•14 min•Ep. 729
In today's episode we're talking about behavior changes. Specifically motivations and how tricky it is to find the things we need to accomplish the goals we're focused on. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying t...
Sep 04, 2019•9 min•Ep. 728
We can all expect to change daily, monthly and yearly. In today's episode, we're going through an exercise to identify changes we've experienced in our lives to identify how far we've come and where we're headed. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-t...
Sep 03, 2019•16 min•Ep. 727
One of the most common topics for this show is the topic of finding purpose as a driven developer. In today's episode, we're talking about a different way to find purpose for yourself in the form of happiness. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea ...
Aug 30, 2019•8 min•Ep. 726
The feeling of being stuck is hard and emotionally draining. In today's episode, we're providing strategies to help you get unstuck when you find yourself in it and offering tools when you're in the middle of being stuck. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/de...
Aug 28, 2019•16 min•Ep. 725
We talk a lot about setting ourselves up for personal success. In today's episode, we're focusing on the philosophies of self-improvements as they would relate to working on a team. How can we create better habits as a development team? Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum...
Aug 26, 2019•15 min•Ep. 724
In today's episode, we're talking about why we lose focus and how we can get back into a focus state when it's lost. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iT...
Aug 23, 2019•11 min•Ep. 723
In today's episode we're talking about taking advantage of unique positions we are put in as a developer to learn and grown. If you're a student heading back to school, or going through a life change, this episode is for you! Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specf...
Aug 21, 2019•9 min•Ep. 722
In today's episode we're talking about boredom. We can't avoid it in our day-to-day but we can provide ways to address boredom when it occurs. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying the show and want to support t...
Aug 19, 2019•15 min•Ep. 721
The most valuable decisions you make are the ones that last, but most of the decisions we make as a developer are small day-to-day. In today's episode we're talking about how we can bring long-term thinking into our everyday life as a developer. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform...
Aug 16, 2019•10 min•Ep. 720
In today's episode, we're talking about being highly opinionated as a developer. We'll talk about resolving opinion differences between developers in a positive way. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying the sho...
Aug 14, 2019•13 min•Ep. 719
In today's episode, we're talking about success and what it has to do with motivation, learning and at least a little bit of success amongst the failure we may also be experiencing. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea 🧡 Leave a Review If you're ...
Aug 12, 2019•9 min•Ep. 718
Most of the developers listening to this episode are responsible for your own learning efforts and career growth. Very often you hear stories about how to be or act like a superstar programmer. In today's episode, we're going to talk about how to become a better programmer through improvement. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the convers...
Aug 09, 2019•10 min•Ep. 717
Whether you're in a contributing role or you're a leader, you run into idea blocks. The moments when you get moments of epiphany can be rare. In today's episode, we're talking about understanding what we need to have in order to unlock those epiphany moments. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our comm...
Aug 05, 2019•11 min•Ep. 716
