Business
In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Aye talk about: * Being an Old (Java 1.0 certified!) * Realizing he used to be "hard to work with" * Transitioning away from electrical engineering and into enterprise software * The idea that management is where people who can't build software anymore "go to die" * Starting to understand that there is more to life than writing Java code * Moving to Las Vegas and having his life changed by the Zappos culture * Parades! * Learning how to be a better manager from a good team * How knowing the wrong things to do is not the same as knowing the right things to do * Starting a company...to help managers do a better job (at 1:1s)! * Discovering that marketing and sales is hard and that most places don't invest in management tools :( * Finding a desirable culture and good work-life balance at Slack * Wishing he had a good leadership mentor earlier in his work life * The fact that the immature asshole developer is a pretty common archetype * Enjoyment of kettlebell exercises and a whole new world for Kendall You can find Aye on LinkedIn and on Twitter as @dammitjim ;) Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music