Authority Issues

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Sean talk about: * The genesis of this podcast, and who we have to thank * How taking the traditional path of CS to engineering leadership is the rare case * Getting into guiding and mentoring at a small company named Huge (lol) * Being glad for having done the deathmarch type work when you were younger * Learning many important lessons via a failed startup * Why consulting is often not appealing * Finally getting into bonafide engineering management, with no training * A free podcast idea: Awkward Silences * The blessing and curse of being a problemsolver * The idea that listening is an action * Not being able to let go of puns * Timing complexity when trying to promote internally * How high trust environments must exist across a given company to work well, and how this makes hiring a much higher stakes proposition * Intent to 3D print and make things out of wood You can find Sean at seanoc.com Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music