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Episode 229 | John Le Drew - Stimulus and Response

Apr 27 '17

Guest:

John Le Drew talks with Dave Rael about limitations, responding to criticism, approaching heroes, and safe environments

John has over 17 years of experience working in software engineering as a system administrator, software engineer, technical lead, technical director, development manager and agile coach. He currently runs the consultancy firm Wise Noodles where he helps organisations solve tough technical problems by untangling their people problems.

Chapters:

1:37 - Dave introduces the show and John Le Drew
9:51 - Game audio as art
11:43 - Effective teams
14:44 - John's experience with dyspraxia
20:32 - The draw of technology, the great equalizer
31:03 - Learning from criticism and embracing discomfort to grow
40:09 - Stimulus and response
46:54 - Humanity and inhumanity in organizations and software
54:59 - Recording interviews at a conference and creating a podcast
63:10 - The focus of the early direction of the Agile Path podcast - Safety
70:24 - John's top 3 tips for delivering more value
76:13 - Keeping up with John

John's book recommendation:

John's top 3 tips for delivering more value:

Learning is not threatening - don't judge yourself and find peace with your deficiency
Communicate with curiosity
Pay attention to safety