Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.thekua.com/atwork/">Patrick Kua</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/patkua">@patkua</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Pat Kua talks with Dave Rael about the characteristics of leadership, embodying leadership, motivation, and challenges </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Patrick Kua is a Principal Technical Consultant for ThoughtWorks in London, and is the author of two books, The Retrospective Handbook and Talking with Tech Leads. Patrick is a frequent conference speaker and blogger who is passionate about bringing a balanced focused between people, organisations and technology.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Patrick Kua</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's emphasis on technical leadership</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Patrick up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Patrick got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's history and background and move into software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Patrick's background led to a focus on organizations and leadership</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's story of failure - learning about needing to have tough conversations early with the right people</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's story of success - using feature leads to scale leadership in an organization</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Patrick stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Continuous integration, continuous deployment, feedback, emotions, and pull requests</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Patrick most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's greatest sources of pain</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Patrick likes to geek out</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The importance of diet and the challenges of eating well when traveling</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's prediction for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Patrick's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Pat</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.thekua.com/atwork/" target="_blank">Pat's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00916BRVU/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Retrospective Handbook: A guide for agile teams - Patrick Kua</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014Q2C4M4/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Talking with Tech Leads: From Novices to Practitioners - Patrick Kua</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thekua.com/atwork/presentations-and-papers/" target="_blank">Pat's Presentations</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thoughtworks.com/" target="_blank">ThoughtWorks</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P1JDJO/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - Daniel H. Pink</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.extremeprogramming.org/values.html" target="_blank">Extreme Programming Values (including emphasis on courage)</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Pat's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321601912/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler)) - Jez Humble</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Pat's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Technical excellence matters<br> </li> <li>Everyone can be a leader regardless of role<br> </li> <li>Exercise empathy<br> </li> </ol> </div> </div>
