Beyond Coding Patrick Akil
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Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with conversations that go "beyond coding" in a fireside chat format.
Common topics are tech, entrepreneurship, and career journeys.
Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode.
New episodes every Wednesday 🎙
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Senior Software Engineers and LeetCode With Ilya Pimenov
Connect with Ilya Pimenov:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-pimenov
OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:27 - Starting your career as full stack developer?
00:02:57 - Learning every day
00:04:45 - Product managers talk to A LOT of people
00:07:31 - Ilya's career path
00:11:31 - Staff engineer challenges
00:13:34 - Patrick's next career steps
00:15:45 - Entrepreneurship and individual contributor skills
00:19:24 - Listening to internet traffic
00:25:05 - Comfort with ambiguity
00:27:45 - Fully understanding LLMs
00:29:58 - The biggest impact is in backend development
00:31:33 - Great Frontend engineers
00:33:05 - Why people use LeetCode in interviews
00:38:21 - LeetCode exercises transfer to software development
00:39:23 - Hiring for potential
00:40:56 - Investing in LeetCode opens doors
00:42:33 - System design interview
00:44:26 - Getting better at LeetCode
00:47:39 - Why people hate LeetCode
00:48:27 - Legendary LeetCode solver couldn't deliver as engineer
00:50:02 - What makes a great senior engineer
00:54:00 - Dealing with ambiguity is a life skill
00:56:41 - Buying and renovating
00:59:55 - Modular home
01:03:20 - Startup failures and learnings
01:07:18 - Hustling and executing -
Strategic Empathy in Leadership with Josine Muurling & Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg-Mestwerdt
Connect with Josine Muurling:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josinemuurling
Connect with Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg-Mestwerdt:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotteschouwenburg
More on Bravely:
https://www.meetbravely.co
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/PaXyDUalFL8
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:24 - New leadership pitfalls00:03:17 - Vulnerability builds trust00:04:54 - Chimpanzees and empathy00:06:07 - Improving empathy00:08:45 - Think friend00:10:08 - Psychological safety00:12:02 - Memorable conversations00:15:09 - Strategic empathy00:17:52 - Soft on the relationship, tough on the content00:19:19 - Active listening skills00:21:32 - Autonomy and ownership pitfalls00:24:42 - Similarity bias and personal approach00:26:07 - Quality, autonomy and risk00:29:47 - Peter principle00:35:05 - Mentor vs. Manager00:36:58 - The "team" in leadership teams00:39:52 - When inspiration works00:41:03 - The responsibility weight of leadership00:43:10 - Your team is your tribe00:46:40 - Authentic leadership00:49:23 - Vulnerability invites vulnerability00:51:06 - Rose of Leary00:53:15 - On a mission to put empathy back in the workspace -
From Bullsh*t Management to Product Management with David Pereira
Connect with David Pereira:
https://www.d-pereira.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidavpereira
https://dpereira.substack.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidPereira88
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/UJd7mj7ae5k
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE00:00:21 - Bullshit management, or Product management?00:03:58 - Uncertainty and driving value00:06:54 - Find the science through the noise00:08:51 - What do you do as a product manager?00:11:12 - Timelines and roadmaps00:12:59 - Product strategies00:15:46 - Competence, confidence and experience00:17:17 - Split focus00:19:27 - Clarity increases productivity00:21:44 - Small bets00:24:45 - Product manager backgrounds00:26:20 - Coordinative model, or collaborative?00:27:32 - Remaining untrapped00:30:09 - A victim of your calendar00:33:01 - A fresh perspective00:34:49 - The business blocker00:38:12 - Staying as long as its challenging00:40:10 - Conflict with the CTO00:44:03 - Moving on when the ship is sinking00:46:29 - Be humble00:49:32 - Finding common ground00:50:47 - Untrapping product teams -
Curiosity at Work: Coaching for Team Joy with Monika F. de Waal
Connect with Monika F. de Waal:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/monika-de-waal
https://www.uniquesources.nl/nl/about-us
References:
Where I'm from activity | https://theinspiredclassroom.com/2019/04/where-im-from-poetry-activity/
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/TSpSmRfn0TQ
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Finding more joy at work00:03:17 - Childhood ambitions00:05:50 - Curiosity and straight to the point00:08:02 - 1-1 coaching00:10:02 - Time and attention for people in teams00:11:51 - Performing comes after trust00:13:00 - Instant trust00:15:05 - The responsibility as a facilitator00:16:49 - The effects of leadership behaviour00:19:42 - Local culture wins over global00:23:20 - The things that bind us00:24:32 - Diverse teams perform better, only with great leadership00:26:56 - Business principles00:28:48 - Different cultural behaviour00:32:24 - Who needs to change?00:33:55 - Toxic environments00:36:20 - It's not my problem00:38:52 - Allowing people to do it themselves00:40:24 - Managing time and getting better at it00:42:43 - Referring to colleagues00:44:31 - Reacting to change00:46:55 - Open up the conversation00:48:32 - When God created men, she was only joking -
Performance Reviews in Tech with Rustam Alashrafov & Jethro Sloan
Connect with Rustam Alashrafov:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustama
Connect with Jethro Sloan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdksloan
https://twitter.com/jdksloan
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/pxfQ0AyILYk
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:21 - Frequent performance reviews
00:03:36 - Working towards shared outcomes
00:06:26 - Working with OKRs
00:09:20 - Freedom of choice
00:12:14 - Promotions and favouritism
00:14:38 - Feeling heard
00:17:55 - Maximising happiness
00:20:57 - Aligning with a team
00:22:43 - Rewarding individual performance
00:24:57 - Challenges and motivation
00:27:09 - What can I do differently?
00:28:26 - Doing the bare minimum
00:31:37 - Expectations and change
00:34:31 - Underperformance and letting someone go
00:38:46 - Mass layoffs vs. the individual approach
00:42:58 - Taking responsibility
00:44:20 - Inequality and opening a dialog
00:46:53 - Should salaries be open and public?
00:50:28 - Salary secrecy
00:54:41 - Top performers
00:56:22 - Transparent business goals
00:58:09 - Final thoughts -
Q&A #8: Salary Negotiations, Remote Working Abroad, Managing Time & More with Patrick Akil
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/7iBLidwN49o
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:36 - How to negotiate salary in an interview00:05:43 - Knowing your numbers00:07:34 - Landing your first job00:11:16 - Balancing work, school and hobbies00:15:33 - Working remotely abroad00:20:47 - Developing tech skills and soft skills00:25:26 - Seeing the business side as a Product Manager vs. as an engineer00:30:11 - Learning large codebases00:35:25 - How to get into AI as web developer00:37:49 - Keeping your motivation as podcaster00:42:55 - Thank you so much!