Alicia Brainerd's guest appearances

Alicia Brainerd

Authority Issues

Sean O'Connor

Dana Jones

Lisa Smith

Nadyne Richmond

Ann Taylor

Mitchell Hashimoto

Eric Jorgensen

Michael Lopp

Kathy Keating

Corey Quinn

Anca Mosoiu

Sarah Zelechoski

Matt Rogish

Laurel Ruma

Emily Nakashima

OwlTail

In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Alicia talk about:  Germophobia, and being right all along Realizing managing humans is more interesting than engineering What HR isn't for Building experience in the consulting world Being reminded that there will be a "next" job Choosing stability over passion Kendall's lack of patience The desire for influence vs cultural and procedural debt Leading a community group at work Creating space for the team to process the pandemic, a human stand-up The effort required to explain how you're doing How instead of a drop in productivity, many folks are seeking control by getting things done, connection by working together more closely Social and physical meditation Negative connotations of authority The relief of having someone tell you what to do Spending more time cooking, the challenge of constraints on ingredients Digital minimalism  You can find Alicia on Twitter as @macapplechick Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music &lt;3 

In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Alicia talk about: <ul> <li>Germophobia, and being right all along</li> <li>Realizing managing humans is more interesting than engineering</li> <li>What HR isn't for</li> <li>Building experience in the consulting world</li> <li>Being reminded that there will be a "next" job</li> <li>Choosing stability over passion</li> <li>Kendall's lack of patience</li> <li>The desire for influence vs cultural and procedural debt</li> <li>Leading a community group at work</li> <li>Creating space for the team to process the pandemic, a human stand-up</li> <li>The effort required to explain how you're doing</li> <li>How instead of a drop in productivity, many folks are seeking control by getting things done, connection by working together more closely</li> <li>Social and physical meditation</li> <li>Negative connotations of authority</li> <li>The relief of having someone tell you what to do</li> <li>Spending more time cooking, the challenge of constraints on ingredients</li> <li>Digital minimalism</li> </ul> You can find Alicia on Twitter as @macapplechick Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music &lt;3

Episode 50: Alicia Brainerd (Salesforce)