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In this episode, we are joined by Chad Fowler, who talks a lot about mental health, and specifically bipolar disorder. Practicing empathy and compassion is also discussed, as well as merit-based rewards systems, management, and leadership.
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Panelists:
Coraline Ada Emhke | Jessica Kerr | John K. Sawers | Rein Henrichs
Guest Starring:
Chad Fowler: Lead Developer Advocacy at Microsoft, Venture Partner at BlueYard. chadfowler.com. Jazz Stuff: Chad Fowler Music
The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development by Chad Fowler
Show Notes:
02:17 – Chad’s Superpower: Empathy!
07:47 – Using Introspection For a Means to Recover from and Deal with Bipolar Disorder
10:51 – Modeling Yourself
16:35 – The Importance of Self-Care
19:22 – Practicing Empathy and Compassion
The Compassionate Coder
Your most important skill: Empathy
36:25 – Expressing Your Unique Voice
40:34 – Merit-based Rewards Systems
The Post-Meritocracy Manifesto
OKR: Objectives and Key Results
55:11 – Management and Leadership
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet
Goodhart’s Law
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Reflections:
Coraline: Freeing yourself from “supposed to”.
John: Focusing on self as a gateway to understanding other people.
Jessica: Our duty in the world in order to help other people emotionally is to take care of ourselves.
Rein: Cybernetics of Human Learning and Performance by Gordon Pask
Chad: Running internal dialogues that you have with yourself constantly through a bunch of other people who are thinking about the same things.
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