Beyond Tech Skills

Douglas Scherer on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-douglas-scherer/Douglas Scherer's web site:https://www.douglasscherer.com/Dr. Scherer's book on Amazon.com:https://www.amazon.com/F-R-G-D-Practices-Volatile-ebook/dp/B09NV39R6B/IT Managers Reveal Harsh Realities About Surveillance Technology: Survey Says 87% Have Seen Negative Impacts on Workershttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230418005244/en/IT-Managers-Reveal-Harsh-Realities-About-Surveillance-Technology-Survey-Says-87-Have-Seen-Negative-Impacts-on-WorkersIt's Work, Not Junior High: I Wanna Be Sedatedhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/business/roxane-gay-work-advice-birthdays.html?unlocked_article_code=CSdfKlXyEZ0J0rFQHr0ckv9sRQ63QG87REOUTSakcNWVbk15u6e763IzR1GxZwG-eXKvOBYpnMblSkURgpiWGXNVo9ey0jZ75KyCQxKsbrBlCHvB6rOR8yiUi7qc2muXnk7-2mZRb2K9I3JC8aVBgL3lvouioQoAAB50EUEipJXr3-hqQ-gRbfk1d-2qwwwFKFr_RzUyizihvMm5mg-nClrKR7qm7OFV_YflbqF87HwHj8c2HV-t8BKN_FP9nGuZTRQQ2kFWt36oSmRIOpn1oGZuRRnrk51FaJWAF-qsfcasy97hVC1Rv_ngFAFYM5qFXXszx2fQBpHSchkCCrLTCdGXwwT5iT1rtUJB&smid=url-share

Peter Schroeder on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrankschroeder/                                                              Telzio:https://www.linkedin.com/company/telzio/DefyVentures:https://www.defyventures.org/

Tiffany Teasley on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-teasley/Tiffany's DataSistah Portal:https://www.datasistah.com/

Amy Simpson-Grange on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amygrangex/Amy's personal blog:www.amysimpsongrange.comCapGeminiUK's Apprenticeship Opportunities:https://www.capgemini.com/gb-en/careers/career-paths/graduates-and-apprenticeships/apprenticeships/

Richard Feynman's Lectures on Physics:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feynman_Lectures_on_PhysicsMichael Kosterlitz's background: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2016/kosterlitz/biographical/John Clauser on Proving that Quantum Entanglement is Real:https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/proving-that-quantum-entanglement-is-real

Expsyt website:https://expsyt.com/Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology:https://www.siop.org/Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology:http://csiop-scpio.ca/Best Practices In the Use of Assessments for Selecting Leaders:http://csiop-scpio.ca/resources/newletters/v33-n03-may-2016.pdfDr. Ameetha on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameethagarbharran/

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts" by Annie Duke https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Bets-Making-Smarter-Decisions/dp/0735216355

HireHeroes USA website:https://www.hireheroesusa.org/Sandy Kaider on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-kaider/MASH Program:https://mashprogram.wordpress.com/

MASH Program Home:  https://www.mashprogram.comTwitter: @mashprogramLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mashprogram/Romanian Oracle User Group (ROOUG): https://www.rooug.roUK Oracle User Group (UKOUG): https://www.ukoug.comNeil Chandler on Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nchandler/Mirela Ardelean on Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirela-melania-ardelean/ 

Tech workers warned they were going to quit. Now, the problem is spiralling out of control:https://www.zdnet.com/article/tech-workers-warned-they-were-going-to-quit-now-the-problem-is-spiralling-out-of-controlInfosys Founder Narayana Murthy Bats To End WFH As COVID Caseload Dropshttps://www.republicworld.com/business-news/india-business/infosys-founder-narayana-murthy-bats-to-end-wfh-as-covid-caseload-drops-articleshow.htmlIs The Great Resignation Overblown?https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/opinion/jobs-great-resignation.htmlYelp shuts some offices doubling down on remote; CEO calls hybrid “hell”https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/22/yelp-shutters-officesThe Great Attrition is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-great-attrition-is-making-hiring-harder-are-you-searching-the-right-talent-pools‘They're in a State of Fear': CEOs Are Worried About Quiet Quittinghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-23/quiet-quitting-worries-ceos-they-re-turning-to-hr-firms-to-spot-and-stop-itQuiet Quitting Is a Fake Trend:  https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/09/quiet-quitting-trend-employee-disengagement/671436/Companies Hoarding Workers Could Be Good News for the Economy:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/business/economy/companies-hoarding-workers.htmlJohn Oliver's Last Week Tonight report on truckers' less-than-glorious careers in the USA:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phieTCxQRLA 

Vint Cerf on accessibility, the cello and noisy hearing aids: https://www.blog.google/inside-google/googlers/vint-cerf-accessibility-cello-and-noisy-hearing-aids/The Little Deaf Girl (the story of Vint's wife, Sigrid): http://www.littlemag.com/listen/vintoncerf.htmlThe Interplanetary Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTmYm3gMYOQSecrets of the Saturn V F-1 Engine: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/rod-pyle-apollo-saturn-v-f1-engine/

Vint Cerf on accessibility, the cello and noisy hearing aids:https://www.blog.google/inside-google/googlers/vint-cerf-accessibility-cello-and-noisy-hearing-aids/The Little Deaf Girl (the story of Vint's wife, Sigrid):http://www.littlemag.com/listen/vintoncerf.htmlThe Interplanetary Internet:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTmYm3gMYOQSecrets of the Saturn V F-1 Engine:https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/rod-pyle-apollo-saturn-v-f1-engine/

Craig Rodgers on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-rodgers-891ba425/Double Irish, With a Dutch Sandwich:https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/double-irish-with-a-dutch-sandwich.asp

Gil Bahat on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilbahat/A One-Woman Show (Gil's website):https://aonewomanshow.medium.com/ 

Tim's website: https://www.timgoldstein.com/Tim's podcast - Life in a neurotypical universe: https://podcast.timgoldstein.com/Tim's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timgoldsteinYouTube interviews with Tim:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmq9UjhMZrMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sCxlo7FdGMGoogle article about Tim and his boss: https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/autistic-googler-and-his-manager-thrive-through-communication/Tip sheet on how to work with autistic people: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinnovation/tips-for-managing-an-autistic-employee/ 

A life-changing question we are asked every day (Rob's TEDx Talk):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8r0LI1iWuQInsideOut Leaderboard:https://inside-out.org/FormScore:http://www.formscore.today/Rob's Podcast Episode (#27) with Dr. Ryan Todd:https://headversity.com/beyond-the-checkbox/Are You Happy? Your Boss Is Asking:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/business/worker-happiness-management.htmlDeloitte: Mental health and employers. The case for investment:https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/consultancy/deloitte-uk-mental-health-report-2022.pdf

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmfair/Executech: https://www.linkedin.com/company/executech/James email: jamesf@executech.comExecutech podcasts page: https://www.executech.com/cast

CTO Advisor: https://www.TheCTOAdvisor.comCTO Advisor Podcast: https://thectoadvisor.com/thectopodcast/CTO The Dose Videocast: https://thectoadvisor.com/ctodose/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCTOAdvisorKeith's Newsletter: https://ctoadvisor.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CTOAdvisorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kltownsend/Data Gravity Index podcast episode: https://thectoadvisor.com/dave-mccrory/Data Repatriation podcast episode: https://thectoadvisor.com/joe-onisick/

CharlieHR: https://www.charliehr.comCultureOps podcast: https://www.charliehr.com/culture-ops-podcastCharlieHR on Unlimited PTO: https://www.charliehr.com/blog/we-tried-unlimited-holiday-heres-everything-that-went-wrong/CharlieHR on 4-day workweek: https://www.charliehr.com/blog/4-day-work-week-alternative/Washington Post on 5-Day Workweek: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/business/the-five-day-workweek-was-made-up-what-if-we-changed-it/2022/03/07/1d0e1ae6-c627-4e74-aa0f-0e582e5c791b_video.htmlSimon Sinek: The Infinite Game: https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Game-Simon-Sinek/dp/073521350XBaseCamp's Decision to Ban Political Speech in the Workplace: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22419512/basecamp-political-speech-policy-fallout

Brian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bknudtson/Destination Imagination: https://www.destinationimagination.org/Odyssey of the Mind: https://www.odysseyofthemind.com/Mark Rober's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkRoberSilicon Prairie News: https://siliconprairienews.com/ZoomTown: https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-town-inequality-remote-workers-work-from-home-big-cities-2022-4

Rie's Blog: http://www.riepedia.net/Rie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rie-merritt/Rie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IrishSQLTech Girlz: https://www.techgirlz.org/FemTech: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/the-dawn-of-the-femtech-revolutionTechnically Wrong book: https://www.amazon.com/Technically-Wrong-Sexist-Algorithms-Threats/dp/1681688611Bill Gates and Windows 98 blue screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW7Rqwwth84

Johanna's website: https://www.jrothman.com/Johanna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/johannarothmanJohanna's Newsletter: https://www.jrothman.com/pragmaticmanager/Books by Johanna: https://www.jrothman.com/books/Modern Management Trilogy: https://www.jrothman.com/modern-management-made-easy-a-three-volume-set/Series of Constraints Lecture Series: https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2020/02/summary-for-a-projects-boundaries-drivers-constraints-floats/Project Management Series: https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/project-management/2020/02/summary-for-a-projects-boundaries-drivers-constraints-floats/The figure Jim talked about is in the book: Practical Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization, chapter 12.

Steven's Twitter accounts: https://twitter.com/tree_rescuer and https://twitter.com/sfonplsqlSteven's gmail: Steven.Feuerstein@gmail.comHow wolves change rivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q'Not Doing Anything Is No Longer Acceptable': A Conversation With Alice Thomas, Climate Refugee Expert: https://psmag.com/environment/not-doing-anything-is-no-longer-acceptable-a-conversation-with-alice-thomas-climate-refugee-expertThe Grassroots Social Network Documenting Real-Time Climate Change: https://psmag.com/environment/the-grassroots-social-network-documenting-real-time-climate-changeAs Climate Risk Grows, Cities Test a Tough Strategy: Saying ‘No' to Developers: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/climate/climate-real-estate-developers.htmlNew Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States: https://projects.propublica.org/climate-migration/How the Climate Crisis Is Killing Us, in 9 Alarming Charts: https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-climate-crisis-is-killing-us/Animals to be formally recognised as sentient beings in domestic law: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/animals-to-be-formally-recognised-as-sentient-beings-in-domestic-law

Tom Geraghty's Website and Toolkit on Psychological Safety: https://www.psychsafety.co.uk/Gerald Weinberg on the Psychology of Computer Science: https://geraldmweinberg.com/Site/Programming_Psychology.htmlBuilding a psychologically safe workplace, Amy Edmondson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhoLuui9gX8Google's Project Aristotle: https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/YouTube Clip on Handling Engineering Mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuL-_yOOJckSidney Dekker's The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error: https://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Understanding-Human-Error/dp/1472439058/ref=asc_df_1472439058/Team Topologies: https://teamtopologies.com/Boeing's 737-MAX disaster and the lack of psychological safety in its culture: https://itrevolution.com/lack-of-psychological-safety-at-boeing/Tom's twitter: https://twitter.com/tom_geraghtyTom's eMail: tom@psychsafety.co.uk

INTech Camp For Girls - https://www.intechcamp.org/INtech Camp For Girls on Twitter - https://twitter.com/INTechCampINtech Camp For Girls on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/intechcampGirls Rock Camp Alliance - https://www.girlsrockcampalliance.org/Jerika's eMail -  jerika@intechcamp.org

Beyond the Checkbox podcast:https://www.beyondthecheckbox.comHeadversity - Workforce Mental Health:https://headversity.comHow Olympians Embraced Mental Health After Biles Showed the Wayhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/sports/olympics/olympics-mental-health-simone-biles.htmlHow to turn everyday stress into ‘optimal stress'https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/how-to-turn-everyday-stress-into-optimal-stress  

Liron's blog post series about "becoming a consultant":https://gotodba.com/becoming-a-dba-consultant-seriesIs the Great Resignation Overblown?https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/opinion/jobs-great-resignation.htmlMove over, crypto. A record number of workers are becoming millionaires with their boring 401(k)s and IRAs:https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/02/18/fidelity-401k-millionaires/

Liron's blog post series about "becoming a consultant":https://gotodba.com/becoming-a-dba-consultant-seriesStudy: Three-quarters of digital workers are eyeing the door:https://www.hrdive.com/news/study-three-quarters-of-digital-workers-are-eyeing-the-door/611168Making ‘Dinobabies' Extinct: IBM's Push for a Younger Work Force:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/business/economy/ibm-age-discrimination.htmlThe cost of career change: Workers spend time, money breaking into IT:https://www.ciodive.com/news/technology-IT-workforce-great-resignation-career-change/607319/ 

The Humanization of Workhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBAOH6lnjYTulsa paid people $10k to move there and work remotely. Here's how it worked outhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90700766/tulsa-paid-people-10k-to-move-there-and-work-remotely-heres-how-it-worked-outCities offer cash as they compete for new residents amid remote work boomhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90517270/cities-offer-cash-as-they-compete-for-new-residents-amid-remote-work-boomRemote work can't change until we fix this $80B problemhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90578964/rural-internet-broadband-accessThe One-Traffic-Light Town with Some of the Fastest Internet in the U.S. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-one-traffic-light-town-with-some-of-the-fastest-internet-in-the-us 

FirstStar consultancy (Kelly's LinkedIn profile) – linkedin.com/in/kellybeattie1ststarIDI organization - https://idiinventory.com/“Ted lasso” series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_LassoThe article from the Atlantic about slack – https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/slack-office-trouble/620173/“The good fight" series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Fightcrucial conversations - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial_Conversations:_Tools_for_Talking_When_Stakes_Are_High

weapons of math destruction - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_of_Math_Destructionalgorithms of oppression - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_of_Oppressioninvisible women - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Women:_Exposing_Data_Bias_in_a_World_Designed_for_Menlady bug podcast - https://www.ladybug.devEmma's twitter account - https://twitter.com/EmmaBostian

Manager Tools homepage: https://www.manager-tools.com/Manager Tools Podcast - The Basics: https://www.manager-tools.com/manager-tools-basicsManager Tools Podcast - Introduction to DiSC: https://www.manager-tools.com/2016/05/disc-overview-public-podcastGoogle Oxygen Project: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/business/13hire.htmlCenter for Creative Leadership (CCL) - What Millennials Want from Work: https://shop.ccl.org/usa/what-millennials-want-from-work.html

Even Jedi Master Yoda could not foresee the future accurately, but there are always signs and portents of what is to come if you look carefully at the present. Jim and Liron look back at their podcast's inaugural year, discuss their upcoming lineup of guests for 2022 (spoiler alert: it's gonna be awesome!), and chat about leading-edge trends on the immediate horizon for the New Year.

WFH had little impact on employee's pwds:https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/passwords-authentication-management-lastpass-passwordless-microsoft/607062/Microsoft warns of a large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation:https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4037540/microsoft-warns-scale-phishing-service-operationMarriott covering a recovering from a data breach:https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/marriott-starwood-data-breach-cyber-insurance/610771/ 

Switch Gigawatt Nevada: https://www.switch.com/gigawatt-1Raspberry Pi SuperComputer: https://twitter.com/JimTheWhyGuy/status/1174072194608951296Bill's new personal website: https://billkleyman.comMorse code vs. texting challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRuRE-Bwk1UHierarchy of needs: https://twitter.com/morten/status/503519307402600449 

You're a brilliant coder / developer, but you're frustrated because your team doesn't seem to listen to your ideas to improve the organization. Maybe – just maybe – it could be that your soft skills are seriously lacking. Liron and Jim chat with Microsoft MVP Bruno Borges, whose diverse career accomplishments and multinational background gives him unique insight into navigating the world of modern IT organizations, and discuss the best ways to attain those soft skills. Spoiler: you can only gain them through meaningful human interaction!

You don't have to have a sense of humor to survive in IT, but it helps. Jim and Liron talk about different cultures they've encountered during their careers, and their occasionally embarrassing experiences with the most difficult language to master in IT: English.

Michigan Oracle Users Summit (MOUS) - www.mous.usSouthEastern Michigan Oracle Professionals: https://www.meetup.com/SouthEast-Michigan-Oracle-Professionals/Contact Mike at: mjgangler@gmail.com

Amazon resume screening: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-jobs-automation-insight-idUSKCN1MK08G

If you've ever sat through a horribly boring presentation – whether live or virtually – it's truly the fault of just one person: the presenter. Jim and Liron chat with their guest and extremely popular public speaker Connor McDonald about why presenting today is really all about telling your audience a story in which they emerge victorious at the end. They also dish on content that isn't relevant any more for modern presentations, and why you may not even need slides at all, as long as you've taken the time to first engage and connect with your audience.

A common question we get from newbie speakers is, How many slides should I have, and how many bullet points on each slide? The answer: That's precisely the wrong question! Jim and Liron talk with their guest Luiza Nowak, a recognized expert with a background in marketing and teaching people how to present effectively. Luiza explains how presenters often overload their sessions with too much detail - what she likes to call “slidedocs” – and explains techniques for telling your story to your audience to maximize your message's impact.

Looking to expand your network? Build a personal brand? Meet new colleagues? Even learn new stuff you'd normally never have a chance to? One of the best ways is presenting – really, storytelling - at virtual and public events. Jim and Liron discuss how they overcome imposter syndrome as well as stage fright (spoiler alert: yes, they both have it!). If you're new to presenting, they also offer advice on getting started with storytelling and how to submit your story so you'll have the best chance at getting noticed and accepted.

You might as well learn to love your data because it's gonna outlive your code. Liron and Jim talk with Microsoft MVP Karen Lopez about her fascinating career as a real-life data engineer and current NASA DataNaut. Karen explains her historical viewpoint as a pioneer of women in technology (#WIT), how she developed her unique personal online brand (Twitter handle: @datachick), and reveals her super-powers for dealing with trolls on social media.

Jim and Liron talk with Danny Bryant about his experiences growing up in the heart of the “New South” – Atlanta, GA – his experiences during his college days at Georgia Tech, and the journey he's undertaken during his professional career. Danny also chats about his actions to empower other young Black engineers through organizations like /dev/color. Even more importantly, Danny explains what it means when someone from the South looks you in the eye and says “Bless Your Heart.”

Boomers. Gen-X. Millennials. Jim and Liron chat with our guest Jessica Sharp to discuss the way our different generations look at the world, our careers, and even problem-solving (spoiler alert: not necessarily divergent). We also talk about how mentorship is crucial to building a team of professionals, and how treating our colleagues with respect regardless of age, gender, or background creates cohesion and purposefulness.

Jim and Liron talk with Heli Helskyaho – or, as she's better known on Twitter, @HeliFromFinland – about her experiences as CEO of her own IT company in Europe and how she has faced the challenges of increasing DEI in technology. Along the way, she shares her insights on hiring the best talent, pursuing personal excellence, and building work-life balance.

Born in India, raised in Nigeria, studied in England, lived in Scotland and now settled in Canada, Jim and Liron talk with their colleague Oti Ometie about his experiences as he emigrated to Canada from Africa and built a successful career in North American IT. We'll chat about the benefits of multiculturalism, what it's like to experience “Snowmaggeddon” in Manitoba, but also how it is to be an immigrant, different from others and the challenges it brings.

Imagine if your first serious IT job meant flying 24 hours straight halfway across the world … and you’ve never even been on an airplane before. Liron and Jim chat with their guest, Biju Thomas, on how he built a successful IT career after coming to the USA in 1995. We’ll share his tales of culture shock and his unique viewpoints during a 25-year journey of self-discovery.

Gender bias when playing with baby girls vs. baby boyshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWu44AqF0iI

Jim and Liron discuss how they ascertain the depth of a candidate’s technical skill sets during the last part of the interview, sharing their personal experiences with letting the resume itself drive the depth and breadth of the technical questions they ask. On the candidate’s side, they discuss what to do in certain situations you might find yourself in an interview and how to make the best of it.

Liron and Jim dive into the interview itself. In this episode they cover the first part of the interview: getting to know each other. In the general part of the interview they will discuss what to talk about and also what not to talk about, general questions that might come up, and how to lead up to the technical part.