066: Finding a new job during the pandemic

Parent Driven Development — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Parent Driven Development

66: Finding a new job during the pandemic.

Welcome, Jean Hsu!

Jean Hsu is a writer, coach, and software engineer turned leadership coach after working for a decade in Silicon Valley. She is the VP of engineering at Range Labs and Co-founder of Co Leadership, which focuses on filling the gaps in leadership development in the tech industry. Jean doesn’t miss writing code, but she does miss deleting it.

0:53 Finding a new job during the pandemic

Desire strikes for leadership
The hiring process

5:20 How did the pandemic change your thought process

Intentionality of specific desires - management, leadership, flexibility
Enjoying the journey rather than letting comparison or stress take over

7:30 What would Jean do differently now?

Finding ways to lean into async communication with a remote team in different time zones, while keeping the team engaged and connected with each other
Hybrid mix of in-person and remote is the future for companies

13:13 Pre-pandemic commute tales

Feels like a different lifetime

15:40 New expectations for Range during the pandemic

Getting rid of the 9-5; windowed work with colored labels
Core hours for team meetings
Setting boundaries

19:40 Genius and fail moments

KWu closed her son’s fingers between a door hinge… #fail
Allison’s daughter turns 3 and shines at her yearly doctor's appointment. #genius
Jean downloaded TikTok and discovered the best parenting hack to tell your kids to do a task, rather than ask. #genius
Chris brings back his daughter's love of Star Wars. #genius

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Allison
KWu
Chris Sexton Special Guest: Jean Hsu.

032: Tackling More

Parent Driven Development — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 05:00:00 -0400

Parent Driven Development

Episode 032: Tackling More

00:45 Welcome, Dana Jones

Our guest, Dana Jones, Engineering Manager at Abstract.
Dana has 4 children. Came in to software development from an untraditional path.

2:00 Dana goes back to school

Dana has also recently gone back to school to get her college degree and talks about her experience

5:15 talking about the people side of our work and people management

8:40 how do you organize yourself?

14:00 kids and driving

16:30 how are challenges different at different times in your life and when you’re kids are different ages

20:20 professional development with non-tiny children and child development/phases

22:00 Meeting kids where they’re at

23:00 how has family time changed as children have gotten older

25:00 ask more questions and give fewer answers at work and at home

28:00 moderating your reactions as a parent

35:37 Genius and Fail moments!

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