Edward Skrod's guest appearances

Edward Skrod

Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business Advice

Tom Cooper

Patrick Kua

Joe Vallone

Eric Fisher

Tyler Thompson

Jason Burt

Jeff Maxwell

Mike Crandall

Dennis Green-Lieber

Scott Jancy

Leon Fowler

Chris Surdak

Shelli Austin

Maggie Georgopoulos

Sarah Baca

OwlTail

After a surfing buddy talked him into moving away from philosophy and into computer science, Edward Skrod pursued the opportunity with gusto. Now with only a year and a half experience in the industry, he is transitioning into his first software leadership role. Regrets from his past are ensuring he won't make the same mistakes as he did in a former career. Edward Skrod, is a software engineer, philosopher, surfer and Grateful “Deadhead” from Melbourne, Florida, working for Thales, USA in the Business Applications division for Commercial Airline, In-Flight Television and Connectivity.  He graduated from Florida State University, Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Computer Science in 2014.  He enjoys speaking at .NET code camps on the topic of Unit Testing. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/edward-skrod-leadership/ Key Takeaways  Surf when the waves are out, the work will always be there Listen to the experienced team members regardless of their position and your own Life is a succession of successes and failures and it's our responsibility to figure out why Create a calendar reminder to do the things you hate doing, copy everyone else it can help Host get-togethers and invite co-workers and their families Recruit a co-evangelist and spread the idea to get buy-in Throw an internal hack-a-thon and team senior developers with juniors Leadership isn't reserved for outgoing people, introverted people need to push themselves out of their comfort zone  Resources Mentioned  The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (Listen on Audible) hackerrank.com 

After a surfing buddy talked him into moving away from philosophy and into computer science, Edward Skrod pursued the opportunity with gusto. Now with only a year and a half experience in the industry, he is transitioning into his first software leadership role. Regrets from his past are ensuring he won't make the same mistakes as he did in a former career. Edward Skrod, is a software engineer, philosopher, surfer and Grateful “Deadhead” from Melbourne, Florida, working for Thales, USA in the Business Applications division for Commercial Airline, In-Flight Television and Connectivity.  He graduated from Florida State University, Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Computer Science in 2014.  He enjoys speaking at .NET code camps on the topic of Unit Testing. Show notes at <a href="http://hellotechpros.com/edward-skrod-leadership/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hellotechpros.com/edward-skrod-leadership/</a> Key Takeaways <ul> <li>Surf when the waves are out, the work will always be there</li> <li>Listen to the experienced team members regardless of their position and your own</li> <li>Life is a succession of successes and failures and it's our responsibility to figure out why</li> <li>Create a calendar reminder to do the things you hate doing, copy everyone else it can help</li> <li>Host get-togethers and invite co-workers and their families</li> <li>Recruit a co-evangelist and spread the idea to get buy-in</li> <li>Throw an internal hack-a-thon and team senior developers with juniors</li> <li>Leadership isn't reserved for outgoing people, introverted people need to push themselves out of their comfort zone</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/1roNA70" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Five Dysfunctions of a Team</a> by Patrick Lencioni (<a href="http://www.audibletrial.com/HelloTechPros?asin=B002V08E64" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen on Audible</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.hackerrank.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hackerrank.com</a></li> </ul>

Treat Your Team to a Picnic - Leadership Wednesday with Edward Skrod