144: Being Greater Than Code with Jamison Dance

Greater Than Code

01:53 - Jamison’s Superpower: Moving swiftly between layers.

03:59 - Being An Engineering Manager

• Context Switching
  • lftm
• Career Advancement as an Engineer
• Title Inflation
• Providing Team Members with Growth Opportunities
  • Psychological Safety
  • Challenging People with Goals
  • Comradery via Video Conferencing
  • Latent Learning

23:44 - Starting the Soft Skills Engineering Podcast

My Brother, My Brother and Me Podcast

• Engaging with People of All Backgrounds All Over The World
• The Emphasis of Soft Skills

35:42 - The Evolution of Tech Culture and Bootcamp Practices

39:54 - Conference Organization

• Balancing Technical and Interpersonal Talks
• Making Connections and Friendships
• Encouraging Speaker Choice

Reflections:

Jamison: Zone of Proximal Development.

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