October 3, 2018 in Business Resources
Change Wave 002: Daniel Doubrovkine
“I felt like I needed some structure to understand how actual software in larger organizations is built, because a lot of our failures I thought were structural.”
October 1, 2018 in Business Resources
Change Wave 001: Mikey Butler
“The definition of merit is culturally specific so non-majority-culture people show up and don’t line up with the traditional definition of merit. The broadening of the definition, understanding that it needs to be modified as a result of you going down the path of inclusion becomes part of the journey your company has to make.”
October 1, 2018 in Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 32: Ben Adida
Treehouse founder/CEO Ryan Carson sits down with Ben Adida, the VP Engineering at Clever.com, the leading K-12 education platform.
September 26, 2018 in Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 30: Nidhi Gupta
“If retention is busted, no matter how many candidates you bring in through the funnel, it’s a leaky funnel — so people, even if you attract them and they join the company, will just leave.”
September 24, 2018 in Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 29: Andy Markham
“We want to make sure that we’re staffing our business in a way that reflects the people that we work with.”
September 21, 2018 in Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 28: Christian McCarrick
“… make sure that you find whatever it is that rejuvenates you and gives you back that energy, that you make time for yourself and you focus on that — because if you’re failing emotionally as yourself and you don’t…
September 19, 2018 in Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 27: Leonid Movsesyan
“People are generally happy with their work, with their job, if they feel impactful, if they understand how their career trajectory is going to progress and if they are compensated fairly. These are the most important things for us to…
September 17, 2018 in Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 26: Kevin Skibbe
“I heard feedback a while back described to me as you’re making a deposit or withdrawal from a bank account. Every time you give a bit of positive feedback, you’re making a deposit. And every time you give constructive feedback,…
September 4, 2018 in Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 24: Prashant Pandey
“The fact was that we were building a company that looked just like the rest of Silicon Valley. It was not a diverse company, and at some point, just looking at experiences of companies that we want to grow up…
August 26, 2018 in Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 23: Zak Stengel
“We will never — and never have to — sacrifice business objectives to achieve a diversity goal. Likewise, no one should ever feel like they have to sacrifice a fair and inclusive working environment or hiring process to achieve a…
August 7, 2017 in Business Resources
10 ways to showcase elearning progress at work
Online learning is one of the most effective and flexible modes of technical training, allowing learners to access course material and hands-on practice whenever and wherever they have time. The only downside to elearning is the hidden nature of learning accomplishments…
July 26, 2017 in Business Resources
Build Engagement and Curiosity into Your Training Programs
Effective professional development begins and ends with employee engagement. A learning program that connects learning to their career goals and has clear structures and organizational visibility can sustain itself for years. As you start to outline your technical training programs, here are…