Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.lyndseypadget.com/">Lyndsey Padget</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/lyndseypadget">@lyndseypadget</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Lyndsey Padget talks with Dave Rael about confidence, introversion, conference speaking, fighting the right battles, and being a badass </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Lyndsey Padget is a Senior Software Engineer at Freightview in Kansas City, working primarily in NodeJS + ES6. With over a dozen years of software and web development experience at both mega-corporations and startups, she specializes in designing maintainable and intuitive RESTful APIs. She speaks about - and offers organizational training/consulting on - microservices, git concepts & workflow, and various soft skills (such as public speaking, teamwork, and the pursuit of badassery). Trained in agile methodologies, she has been known to stunt-double as a project manager (and also, because she is bossy). Lyndsey is involved in local organizations that encourage women, young and old, to explore careers in math and science. She believes that the difference between a decent software engineer and a great one often has little to do with code.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Lyndsey Padget</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Lyndsey's trend toward working with smaller companies</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Lyndsey's experiences with increases confidence</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Tips for acquiring confidence</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Lyndsey's views on badassery</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Lyndsey up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Lyndsey got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Well-roundedness for developers and skills beyong coding</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Lyndsey's story of failure - a poor fit of approach with the culture and needs of a small organization</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Lyndsey's success story - finding the right focus to drive a turnaround of a project in trouble</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Lyndsey's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Lyndsey</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.lyndseypadget.com/" target="_blank">Lyndsey's Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndseypadget/" target="_blank">Lyndsey on LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/CoryHouse" target="_blank">Cory House on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kcdc.info/" target="_blank">Kansas City Developer Conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9SqEvUOAoM" target="_blank">Lyndsey Giving the Badass 101 Talk at NDC Oslo 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/3026265/always-wear-the-same-suit-obamas-presidential-productivity-secrets" target="_blank">Barack Obama and Decision Fatigue</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545162076/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) - J. K. Rowling</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploring_(Learning_for_Life)" target="_blank">Explorer Posts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/keep/" target="_blank">Google Keep</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/006230125X/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future - Ashlee Vance</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Lyndsey's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1625274122/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">No One Understands You and What to Do About It - Heidi Grant Halvorson</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Lyndsey's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Timebox social media and other interactive sources of distraction and make sure you pull and don't get information pushed to you</li> <li>Prepare your own in batches to save time and money</li> <li>Listen more - listen actively and not only passively</li> </ol> </div> </div>
