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It Depends: Lessons in Technology Leadership

Kevin Goldsmith•podcast.itdependsbook.net
Business
Management
Technology
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Self-Improvement
Kevin Goldsmith brings you lessons and advice from decades in the technology industry.
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Taking a thoughtful approach to the job search process

Chapter 3 from It Depends: Writing on Technology Leadership 2012-2022 In this episode, we discuss my experience building an exercise to help me better understand what is important to me in a role or company and then how I used the results to help prepare for job interviews. I also discuss some of the mistakes people make when interviewing for roles in a downturn with how they present themselves in job interviews. If you're currently looking for a job, or thing you will in the future (we all will...

Feb 18, 2024•27 min•Ep. 4

Fail Safe, Fail Smart... Succeed!

We discuss how critical failure is to innovation and how to handle failure well. We talk about how software used to be written, Clippy and why it was bound to fail, how Spotify uses the Think It/Build It/Ship It/Tweak It framework to build fail-safe products, and more... links: Newsletter: kevingoldsmith.substack.com Book: itdependsbook.net Videos of the talk: kevingoldsmith.com/talks/fail-fast-fail-smart-succeed.html

Jan 21, 2024•57 min•Ep. 2

Introduction

Welcome to the podcast! This episode introduces the podcast and includes the introduction to the book "It Depends: Writing on Technology Leadership 2012-2022" by Kevin Goldsmith. Links: Book info https://itdependsbook.net/ Blog https://blog.kevingoldsmith.com/

Jan 08, 2024•8 min•Ep. 1