Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://tedneward.com/">Ted Neward</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/tedneward">@tedneward</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle">Ted Neward talks with Dave Rael about teaching and learning, values and presence, and tempering enthusiasm for technology</div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Ted Neward is an independent consultant specializing in high-scale enterprise systems, working with clients ranging in size from Fortune 500 corporations to small 10-person shops. He is an authority in Java and .NET technologies, particularly in the areas of Java/.NET integration (both in-process and via integration tools like Web services), back-end enterprise software systems, and virtual machine/execution engine plumbing. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Effective Enterprise Java, C# In a Nutshell, SSCLI Essentials, Server-Based Java Programming, and a contributor to several technology journals. Ted is also a Microsoft MVP Architect, BEA Technical Director, INETA speaker, former DevelopMentor instructor, frequent worldwide conference speaker, and a member of various Java JSRs. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, two sons, and eight PCs.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Warning on longer duration than typical episode</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Ted Neward</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ted's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ted's story of a demo that didn't work and was still well-received</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Teachers deliver value regardless of style with their energy and student focus</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Being present</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Priorities, values, and deliberate decisions - how you spend your time</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Ted up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Concerns regarding Internet of Things and Big Data</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ted's story of failure, hubris, failing twice, overly sophisticated software not needed by the customer</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ted's greatest success story, being recognized as a leader and known to remarkable experts, mentoring</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Ted stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Figure out the two-sentence story - moving things from "unknown unknowns" into "known unknowns"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ted's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Psychology and philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Developers should care about branding</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ted's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Following and keeping up with Ted</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Farewell</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="www.tedneward.com" target="_blank">Ted's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ted-Neward/e/B000APO1SC" target="_blank">Amazon's Ted Neward Author Page</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/" target="_blank">The Big Lebowski</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345538986/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-incredible-story-of-how-target-exposed-a-teen-girls-pregnancy-2012-2" target="_blank">Target's Data Mining Revealed a Concealed Pregnancy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/company/about-mike-cohn" target="_blank">Mike Cohn</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/standards/semanticweb/" target="_blank">Semantic Web</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiPe1OiKQuk" target="_blank">Donald Rumsfled and Unknowns</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/020161622X/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt and David Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/mt149362?author=Ted+Neward" target="_blank">Ted's Articles in MSDN Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.codemag.com/Magazine" target="_blank">Code Magazine</a></li> </ul> <h6>Ted's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/020161622X/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt and David Thomas</a></li> </ul> <h6>Ted's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Find out what is expected by the recipients of what you deliver</li> <li>Be frank and vulnerable about what you can and cannot do</li> <li>Build relationships not contracts</li> </ol> </div> </div>
