Authority Issues Rachel Perkins and Kendall Miller

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Sonja talk about:



The fact that this podcast is not sponsored by USAA
A journey that started with childhood on a "poser farm" in North Carolina
Driving the tractor as a path to an enjoyment of adventure and power
Discovering that being a defense lawyer meant you would represent a lot of guilty people
How Kendall ruins everything
Being the data pusher and getting hooked on her own supply
The Stephen Covey 7 Habits seminar, aka a sausagefest
Early interpretations of leadership as a command and control process, feedback from other managers, being curious, being willing to apologize and grow
Kendall gets his due, FINALLY
Learning more from mistakes than successes
That there's a difference between listening and "waiting to speak"
The fun of building and running her own "retail lab" aka fake grocery store theater for research
Advocating for the strategic pre-meeting when decisions are being made
Reasons to switch to the nonprofit world, including a cancer diagnosis
What strong 501c3 nonprofit board leadership looks like
That all workers deserve joy in their work
The tragedy of over-volunteering, trying to extricate herself
Recommendations for exploring the Olympic Peninsula
Friends: you should make some and spend time with them :)


You can find Sonja at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonja-mathews-63a6a02/


Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music 3

In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Ali talk about:



The rarity of a "traditional" computer science background
Antique hardware
Learning a lot in the fashion business
Why startups are more fun than big companies
The need for deepfake detection
Measuring performance
Designing to mitigate the abuse of your product
Lack of interest in hierarchy
The difficulties of balancing work and life
Sailing, and having a skipper's license
The importance of remaining calm
Getting pwned in your own interview process
A recommendation for watching Terminator 2


You can find Ali on Twitter at @A_Shahriyari and on LinkedIn at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alishahriyari/


Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music 3

In this episode, Kendall and rachel talk about:



rachel's need to finish things and coping mechanisms around that
The recent spate of cold weather/storms and a tale of Kendall's friend and the whisky night
(This podcast may be sponsored by Friday Deployment Spirits, i guess)
An unsurprising objection regarding terminology
How Kendall is obviously a Markov Chain bot, and how have i never noticed this before
The fact that AI-directed research is nothing new
Public access to AI-type tools and how it has expanded the hype cycle
Environmental concerns around resources required
Robots and why they should just exist to do stuff humans don't want to do
Implications of the mismatch in public expectations vs the reality of what AI is actually capable of
Losing the ability of finding the needles of useful information in the haystack of real and generated content
How the hype is definitely hype but it should still be in your pitch deck
The word rachel was looking for: Captcha
Usefulness as a writing tool, but not as an author
Kendall's tantalizing taste of socialized medicine
rachel recommends: Shelter Point distillery's Smoke Point whiskey (Vancouver Island, BC)
Kendall recommends: barrel-finished/aged gins
rachel also recommends: The Future by Naomi Alderman
Kendall also recommends: Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.


Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music 3

In this episode, rachel and Kendall talk about:



rachel's stuffed animal ownership
Podcast homework
How busy on top of busy Kendall is
Ungulates and double welt pockets
The power of understanding motivation
Wil Wheaton's first law is also Kendall's first law
Context is for kings
Digging into bridge burning
Unpacking what "I love this job" really means
Being a person who works hard
An agreement to play a shit-giving game of cards
Why rachel retired (redux)
Why Kendall is the Patron Saint of Whimsy (hint: it's because he wants to make you smile)
Recommendations:


rachel is excited about new work from James S.A. Corey (the people who wrote The Expanse Series)
Kendall is looking forward to his dad's memoir



Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music 3

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Seif talk about:



The pressures of what your parents want, in various cultures
Quitting a "good job" because they made you a manager
Bringing your team with you to the next company
Open source culture and the meritocracy
The tensions inherent between product management and innovators
Respective hirsuteness
When it's the right time to go off the rails
Acknowledging a need for the rails
A team as a functioning organism, nerdy giant robot references
The gravitational pull of excitement and going off-plan
Recommendations for "Getting to Yes," "Getting Past No," and "Drive"
Smelling things!
Reverse engineering what your kid wants


You can find Seif on the Axiom Discord as "Seif"


Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music 3

In this episode, Kendall and rachel talk about:



Maritime traffic and the construction of cruise ships
How hard it is to be a foster parent
Kendall's new booze company: Friday Deployment Spirits
Improvements in Kendall's family life post-return from Portugal
rachel's reasons for choosing to not have kids
Why being a woman might impact this perspective
Kendall's awareness of not being an 'equal partner' in the raising of his kids
A lifechanging interaction for Kendall
Why maybe you should get a dog instead
Making the assumption that your kids will take care of you when you're old
The relationship between leadership/management and parenting
Sexism and Kendall's thoughts on having daughters
Not wanting to bring kids into the world we're leaving them
How many kids is enough kids
Recommendations: rachel is looking forward to reading Starter Villain by John Scalzi, Kendall recommends The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, and a podcast called If Books Could Kill


Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music 3