PODCAST · technology
CAREER – rule 11 reader
by Russ White
culture eats technology for breakfast
Episodes
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Hedge 278: Advocating for Yourself
"Advocate for yourself!" What does this mean, and how can you do it? Alexis Bertholf joins Tom and Russ to discuss practical strategies to advocate for yourself.
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Hedge 222: Get out there and publish!
Eric Chou joins Tom and Russ to talk about the importance of creating content, and the many tools and ideas you can use to get out there and publish. You've heard us talk about this a lot--now it's time to get out there and publish.
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Hedge 211: Learning About Learning
How much have you thought about the way you learn--or how to effectively teach beginners? There is a surprising amount of research into how humans learn, and how best to create material to teach them. In this roundtable episode, Tom, Eyvonne, and Russ discuss a recent paper from the…
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Hedge 207: Being a Network Engineer with Phil Grevasi
What does it mean to be a network engineer in today's world of information technology? Phil Gervasi joins Tom and Russ to discuss the ins and outs of network engineering, and what it's really like to be in this small corner of information technology today.
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Hedge 206: Taking Care of Yourself with Ethan Banks
As we reach the end of what has been a hard two-year stretch for what seems like the entire world, Ethan Banks joins Tom, Eyvonne, and Russ to talk about the importance of taking care of yourself. In the midst of radical changes, you can apply self-discipline to make your little part of the world…
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Hedge 192: Addiction Recovery
Addiction and addiction recovery are not a "normal" Hedge topic, but addiction afflicts many people in Information Technology. We're all "hard driven" types, who feel failure keenly, and we tend to spend more time working than is probably healthy for us. Brett Lovins has been through addiction…
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Hedge 184: Open Source Value, Fake Agile, Cloud & Skills
It's roundtable time at the Hedge! This month, Tom, Eyvonne, and Russ kick off the conversation talking about the value (and some dangers) of open source software. Fake Agile is up next—what does it really mean to be agile, and can organizations use agile tools without being truly agile? Finally,...
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Hedge 175: Mike B on Personal Superpowers
When the economy starts contracting, career advisors start talking about the importance of "soft skills." What are "soft skills," exactly—and why are they "soft?" Mike Bushong joins Tom Amman and Russ White to talk about why these skills are important, why they are not "soft," and how we should...
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Hedge 143: Being Prepared to be Laid Off with Giovanni Messina
Forty years ago there was an implied loyalty between companies and employees—but that world is long gone. As much as companies would like their employees to be loyal, layoff culture has crept into every corner of the modern world, especially as we move into an economic downturn. Giovanni Messina...
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Hedge 128: Network Engineering at College
Have you ever thought about getting a college degree in computer networking? What are the tradeoffs between this and getting a certification? What is the state of network engineering at colleges—what do current students in network engineering programs think about their programs, and what they…
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The Hedge 88: Todd Palino and Getting Things Done
I often feel like I'm "behind" on what I need to get done. Being a bit metacognitive, however, I often find this feeling is more related to not organizing things well, which means I often feel like I have so much to do "right now" that I just don't know what to do next—hence "processor thrashing…
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The Hedge 78: Mike Bushong and Radical Candor
Communication is one of those soft skills so often cited as a key to success—but what does effective communication entail? Mike Bushong joins Eyvonne Sharp and Russ White on the Hedge to discuss radical candor, and the importance of giving and taking honest feedback to relationships and business.
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The Hedge 71: Nick Russo and Automating Productivity
When we think of automation—and more broadly tooling—we tend to think of automating the configuration, monitoring, and (possibly) the monitoring of a network. On the other hand, a friend once observed that when interviewing coders, the first thing he asked was about the tools they had developed…
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The Hedge 67: Daniel Beveridge and the Structure of Innovation
Innovation and disruption are part the air we breath in the information technology world. But what is innovation, and how do we become innovators? When you see someone who has invented a lot of things, either shown in patents or standards or software, you might wonder how you can become an...
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The Hedge 65: Jacquelyn Adams and the Future of Work
Everyone in networking—and beyond networking, in fact—thinks about what the future of work might look like. Jacquelyn Adams joins Eyvonne Sharp, Tom Ammon, and Russ White on this episode of the Hedge to discuss what work might look like based on this era of rapid change, and how you can prepare…
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The Hedge 64: Brian Keys and Burnout
Burnout stalks most network engineers—and most people in the world of information technology—striking at least once in every career, it seems, and often more than once. In this episode, Brian Keys joins Eyvonne Sharp, Tom Ammon, and Russ White to discuss his personal experience with burnout. The...
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The Hedge 62: Jacob Hess and the Importance of History
At first glance, it would seem like the history of a technology would have little to do with teaching that technology. Jacob Hess of NexGenT joins us in this episode of the Hedge to help us understand why he always includes the history of a technology when teaching it—a conversation that…
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The Hedge 56: Lysa Myers on Burnout and Good People
PTSD is a real thing in the information technology world; it impacts the ability to keep and manage good people. In this episode of the Hedge, Lya Myers joins Eyvonne Sharp, Tom Ammon, and Russ White to discuss PTSD, burnout, and strategies for dealing with them.
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The Hedge 52: Tobi Metz and the Technologist Question
Tobi Metz asked What is a Technologists? in a recent blog post. Tobi joins Tom and Russ on this episode of the Hedge to expand on his answer, and get our thoughts on the question.
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The Hedge 46: The Value of a College Degree
While many network engineers think about getting a certification, not many think about going after a degree. Is there value in getting a degree for the network engineer? If so, what is it? What kinds of things do you learn in a degree program for network engineering? Eric Osterweil, a professor…
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The Hedge 38: Evan Knox and Personal Marketing
Personal branding and marketing are two key topics that surface from time to time, but very few people talk about how to actually do these things. For this episode of the Hedge, Evan Knox from Caffeine Marketing to talk about the importance of personal marketing and branding, and some tips and...
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The Hedge 32: Overcommunication
Michael Natkin, over at Glowforge, writes: "That’s a funny thing about our minds. In the absence of information, they fill in the gaps and make up all sorts of plausible things, without the owners of said minds even realizing it is happening." The answer, he says, is to overcommunicate. Michael...
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The Hedge 31: Network Operator Groups
Many engineers have heard about the wide variety of Network Operator Group (NOG) meetings, from smaller regional organizations through larger multinational ones. What is the value of attending a NOG? How can you convince your business leadership of this value? In this episode of the Hedge Vincent...
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The Hedge 30: Ethan Banks and Network Fundamentals
In this episode of the Hedge, Ethan Banks, Ethan's old-timey routers, Tom Ammon, Tom's printer, Eyvonne Sharp, and Russ White sit around the virtual hedge to talk about networking fundamentals. What are they, why are they important, how you learn them, and how to be intentional about your career.
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The Hedge 26: Jason Gooley and CHINOG
CHINOG is a regional network operators group that meets in Chicago once a year. For this episode of the Hedge, Jason Gooley joins us to talk about the origins of CHINOG, the challenges involved in running a small conference, some tips for those who would like to start a conference of this kind…
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The Hedge 25: Building the Next Generation of Network Engineer
If there is one thing I notice when I look around at the IETF—and many other places where I meet a lot of network operations and engineering folk—it's that we all seem to be getting a bit older. This should lead us to an obvious question—what are we doing about bringing up a new generation of...
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The Hedge 17: Michael Natkin and Strong Opinions Loosely Held
According to Michael Natkin, "in the tech industry, with our motto of “strong opinions, loosely held” (also known as “strong opinions, weakly held”), we’ve glorified overconfidence." Michael joins Tom Ammon and Russ White to discuss the culture of overconfidence, and how it impacts the field of...
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The Hedge 11: Roland Dobbins on Working Remotely
Network engineering and operations are both "mental work" that can largely be done remotely—but working remote is not only great in many ways, it is also often fraught with problems. In this episode of the Hedge, Roland Dobbins joins Tom and Russ to discuss the ins and outs of working remote,...
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The Hedge 9: Nash King and Ethics in IT
Nash King (@gammacapricorni) joins Russ White and Tom Ammon in a wide ranging discussion of ethics in IT, including being comfortable with standing up and saying "no" when asked to do something you consider unethical and the virtue ethic. This is meant to be the first of a series of episodes on...
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The Hedge 1: Sonia Cuff and Stress in IT
Working in information technology is notoriously stressful -- but why? In this episode of the Hedge, Sonia Cuff, Denise Donohue, and Russ White dig into the reasons information technology tends to produce so much stress, and what we can do about it.
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