Engineering Joy

Send a textWe are finally back after some time off.This month, we talk to the brilliant Aisling Browne.Ais is the CEO and Founder of the company Glitch. We dive into her background and also the ups and downs of running a new company.Thanks for sticking with us. 

Send 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 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 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 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 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

Send a textThis month our two hosts interview the fantastic Sinead WalshSinead has had several jobs over the years and currently works in digital marketing. Sinead is also a brilliant standup comic, and the host of an amazing podcast called "Queer As Fluich" which everyone should listen to.We delve into how first jobs and bad experiences can affect you long term, but also how good relationships and people can change you for the better.As always thanks so much for listening. Sineads podcast can be found here:https://shows.acast.com/queer-as-fluich

Send a textThis month our two hosts interview the amazing Claudio. Claudio is a change agent who loves all things lean and agile. He has both worked for and run his own companies in the past, thus making him a great source of information on engineering joy. He is also the inventor of popcorn flow which if you have not heard of it, go look it up and use it. We talk about all things from agile to how to influence teams and people, to how to create a joyful workplace. As usual thanks so much for listening. 

Send a textThis month our hosts interview the fantastic Roisin Rooney.Roisin works in people operations with a background in our favorite department, human resources. We have a fantastic chat starting off talking about our parents, and then quickly jumping into work-based horrors and craic. Roisin gives her experiences working in HR and shows how an empathic and caring touch can be the difference between an HR department people fear and one folks can rely on.Thanks for listening. Bonus video - Rob being pranked:https://youtu.be/fVEby9WofXI?si=lXADQM_zl1GTQiP1

Send a textThis month our two quite giddy hosts interview the wonderful Paddy Lynn.Paddy is a tech recruiter with over ten years of experience. Paddy was also heavily involved in the Irish testing and agile tech scene helping run meetups and even the odd conference. Paddy gives us a deep dive into the recruiting world and explains how relationship-building is the key to success. Enjoy and thanks as always for listening. 

Send a textOur hosts continue their conversations to understand workplace joy.This month we are delighted to have the wonderful José Díaz. José not only runs his own very successful company but is the creator of the amazing Agile Testing Days conference. We both adore the conference and have been heavily inspired by it. We dive straight into how José has managed to create such a joyful place to grow and learn and pick his brain for tips and tricks.Enjoy, and thanks for listening. 

Send a textOur hapless hosts continue their search to discover joy in the workplace. This month they are joined by the amazing Sarah Hughes. Sarah has a background in psychology and has worked in various industries NONE of which are tech.We dive into how teams in general tend to work and we see how human behaviours tend not to change no matter what industry we work in.Thanks for listening.

Send a textWe continue our conversations in our ever-going quest to find the meaning of workplace joy. This month we interview the fantastic Heather Reid. Heather has many years (ten or less if you ask her) experience working in various software roles. She takes us through her highs and lows (including some fairly crazy points), and gives us a lens of workplace fun and even what it means to create a psychologically safe environment.Thanks for listening.  

Send a textIn which our two hosts talk about all things joyful with the most joyful of all Finns, our good friend Henri Terho. Henri has many years of experience working in various companies from big to small start-ups. He takes us through the highs and lows of both, and gives us some good tips to create a healthy fun workspace. 

Send a textOur two hosts continue their quest to find out what joy means in the workplace and how to create it. This month we interviewed Colin Graham. Colin has many years of experience working in various engineering roles. He takes us through engineering joy from possibly a more technical lens. Thanks for listening.

Send a textOur two mildly confused and possibly sarcastic hosts interview Fernando about his experiences working for various start-ups. The good, the bad, and what he has learnt that makes him a better leader. 

Send a textOur two bumbling hosts talk about the best and worst places they worked, and what made the best the best. They also introduce the concept of Engineering joy and try to come up with ideas for how to create it in the workplace. Note: The initial podcast was recorded in a pub in Dublin. We would like to apologise for the shite audio quality. (Darryn blames Rob, and Rob blames Dublin)