Engineering Joy

Send us a textThis month, our two hosts speak to the brilliant Ruadhri.Ruadhri originally studied philosophy and kind of stumbled into engineering after reading a book on Unix in his spare time (or something like that, as usual, we will let him introduce himself).But he is an Architect with years of experience and great stories to share.We could have talked to him for hours, so we hope you enjoy listening.Thanks as always. 

Send us a textThis month, our two hosts speak to the brilliant João Rosa.João has extensive experience in technology, having worked in nearly every role. He is currently a consultant helping companies change their ways of working and, more importantly, ways of thinking.We had great craic chatting to him, and we hope you enjoy listening in.Thanks, as always, for listening.

Send us a textThis month our two hosts speak to the fantastic Stewart Keegan.Stew has had years of experience working in all things product. Currently, he leads a team of Product Managers. We discuss his highs and lows and what has kept him in the industry.Thanks as always for listening.

Send us a textThis month our hosts interview the wonderful Jo Ward.Jo has years of experience as a people manager and a program manager.We get into what makes people good managers, and what companies should do to enable good people leaders. As always thanks loads for listening in.Link to the Ted talk mentioned in our chat:https://www.ted.com/talks/rosita_najmi_what_s_your_leadership_language

Send us a textThis month our two hosts interview the fantastic Michelle McDaidMichelle is an experienced technology leader and founder of the leading place.We discuss her experiences as a leader working for different companies over the years and discuss what makes a good team and a great company culture.You can reach her here:https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-leading-place/https://theleadingplace.com/https://www.instagram.com/theleadingplace?igsh=ams5bDMwdTZydDU%3DAs always thanks so much for listening.Links to content mentioned in the chat:"The Authority Gap" - book by Mary Ann SieghartAmy Cuddy TED Talk - Your Body Language May Shape Who You AreDeborah Tannen HBR article - The Power of Talk - Who Gets Heard And WhyAbi Noda - Engineering Enablement PodcastGreat article referencing Ron Westrum's research on Information Flow (Mentioned by Rob in the podcast) HBR article on the Pygmalion EffectNo Rules Rules - Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer (Leading with Context Not Control