Author: Andrew Parker
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S2E11 – Performance Management, What Is It Good For?
Show Notes Have you had performance reviews where you thought, “What is the point of this?” Mon-Chaio and Andy examine the concepts and implications of performance management systems. They swap experiences and insights on the challenges and inefficacies of performance management practices and cover the inconclusive evidence of their effectiveness. Mon-Chaio raises alternative perspectives on…
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S2E9 – Do Leaders Have to Be Technical?
Show Notes In this episode of the TTL podcast, Andy and Mon-Chaio delve into the importance of technical skills and mindset in leadership roles, particularly as individuals transition from technical to management positions. Their discussions are anchored by research findings, such as an article hypothesizing technical competence loss in Boeing’s leadership contributing to quality issues,…
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S2E6 – Resolving the Leader’s Dilemma: Coaching vs. Directing
Show Notes In this edition of the TTL podcast, hosts Andy Parker and Mon Chaio Lo bring in their first guest, Ethan Fryer-Ressmeyer, an executive coach from Seattle, Washington. Ethan is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Certified Coach with a background in Fortune 50 Aerospace Engineering Leadership. He helps leaders discover and implement their own,…
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S2E4 – Method and Madness in Storytelling
Show Notes In this episode, Mon-Chaio and Andy delve into the essential role of storytelling in implementing change and leading an organization. They share examples of effective storytelling and reference theories ranging from Aristotle to environmental sciences. While facts are important, emotional connection, or pathos, is key to persuasive storytelling. They also discuss the dimensions…
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S2E2 – Team Topologies – Interactions and Triggers
Show Notes Let’s put Team Topologies to use. What can it tell us about why some team structures work out, why some struggle, and when we should switch our organisations to be more effective? Mon-Chaio and Andy scrutinise a software project through the lens of the interaction modes, sensing, and triggers for change that the…
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S1E27 – Christmas Eggnog
Transcript Andrew Parker: [00:00:00] Welcome to another episode of the TTL podcast, where we’re going to talk about a very important tech topic, which is eggnog. it is a tech topic, isn’t it Mon Chaio? I’m, Mon-Chaio: It became a tech topic I think we put it into the tech vernacular in the early 2000s,…
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S1E26 – Continuous Improvement (Building Your Engineering Organization – Part 5 of 5)
Show Notes Let’s imagine that you are just taking on an engineering organization. Maybe it is new to you or maybe it is completely new. What should you do to set yourself up for success? What are some of the important, or critical, aspects to think through, write down, nail down, or get agreement on?…
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S1E25 – Smooth Operation (Building Your Engineering Organization – Part 4 of 5)
Show Notes Let’s imagine that you are just taking on an engineering organization. Maybe it is new to you or maybe it is completely new. What should you do to set yourself up for success? What are some of the important, or critical, aspects to think through, write down, nail down, or get agreement on?…
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S1E24 – Weaving Your Team Fabric (Building Your Engineering Organization Series – Part 3 of 5)
Show Notes Let’s imagine that you are just taking on an engineering organization. Maybe it is new to you or maybe it is completely new. What should you do to set yourself up for success? What are some of the important, or critical, aspects to think through, write down, nail down, or get agreement on?…
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S1E23 – Building on the Foundation (Building Your Engineering Organization Series – Part 2 of 5)
Show Notes Let’s imagine that you are just taking on an engineering organization. Maybe it is new to you or maybe it is completely new. What should you do to set yourself up for success? What are some of the important, or critical, aspects to think through, write down, nail down, or get agreement on?…