All tagged Managing Teams
While this podcast is normally focused on the history of tech, this pandemic is truly history in the making. Listen as we welcome back Tom Peters, management guru and business author, who emphasizes the one and only thing managers should be focusing on now: people. Whether a business is facing layoffs, breakdowns, or just anxiety among its workers, Tom hammers home that our decisions right now will be etched in history—whether we like it or not.
April Wensel has a powerful message for engineers about how to improve your own lives as well as the lives of your coworkers and the users you serve. April is the founder of Compassionate Coding, an organization that teaches emotional intelligence to software dev teams. If you’re already nodding, you’ll love this episode. If you don’t think it’s a problem, just listen to April’s perspective. She tells us two reasons why people resist becoming more compassionate—and one thing she sees that gives her hope.
Dr. Roshawnna Novellus is the founder and CEO of EnrichHER, a platform that allows investors to lend directly to any woman-led business across the country. EnrichHER is built off of Roshawnna’s desire to equip women with the financing, confidence, and community support they need as business-owners. Hear how Roshawnna fights the biases that surround women in a way that earns her this empowering song for her episode title.
John Levisay joins us as CEO of Bluprint, the “Maker’s subscription service,” an educational library for crafters and hobbyists of all kinds. His own career has been a creative journey in itself, from GE and eBay to founding and later selling Craftsy, to continuing on as CEO of its current iteration, Bluprint. He describes the flourishing startup scene in Denver and tells us how to create a culture of creativity and safety that brings out the brightest ideas from your team.
Tom Peters, best-selling business author, speaker, and “Red Bull of management thinking,” reaches back to his start in Silicon Valley in the 1970s, reflecting on how the Valley has evolved and what work still needs to be done to bring the focus back to the people.
Ron Lichty joins Melinda Byerley to share stories about his time in Silicon Valley as a programmer, then a team and product manager. Hear about his instrumental role in the development of Apple’s game changing personal computer, the Macintosh. This is only one highlight of his distinguished career that also includes three patents, several books, and recognition as a thought leader in Agile methodology. Even if you aren’t a techie you will enjoy listening to Ron because, if you use a computer, he has probably influenced your life.
