J.B. Rainsberger talks with Dave Rael about training, value, performance, feedback, retirement, and personal wins
J. B. (Joe) Rainsberger /Canada/ helps software organizations better satisfy their customers and the businesses they support. Expert at delivering successful software, he writes, teaches and speaks about why delivering better software is important, but not enough. He helps clients improve their bottom line by coaching teams as well as leading change programs. He helps software organizations off the treadmill of over-commitment and under-delivery, addressing all aspects of software delivery including understanding the business, gelling the team and even writing great code. Learn more about how Joe will inspire your software organization at jbrains.ca, at conferences world-wide, or by writing him directly at get.started@jbrains.ca.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and J.B. Rainsberger
- - J.B. and psychology, personal interaction, and teamwork
- - The value of instructor-led training
- - J.B.'s definition of value
- - Articulation of what you have to value and virtuous sales and marketing - needs, wants, and the personal win
- - The things that "light J.B. up
- - Were programming and technology simpler long ago?
- - The social aspect of software development, community and interaction with interesting and useful people
- - J.B.'s story of failure - On-stage performance, being a loosely prepared speaker, and the pain of not performing adequately
- - The importance of feedback and the importance of having a buffer to provide slack
- - Tests as honest feedback
- - Participating in conversation with great practitioners like Dan North, Liz Keough, and Chris Matts
- - J.B.'s success story - a declaration of retirement and redefining work and retirement and a liberation from needing to pay the bills
- - J.B.'s book recommendation
- - J.B.'s top 5 tips (3, sir) for delivering more value
- - The dark side of retirement
- - Keeping up with J.B.
Resources:
- J.B.'s Blog
- J.B.'s Training
- Michael Feathers on Developer on Fire
- The Pomodoro Technique
- The New Strategic Selling: The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by the World's Best Companies - Robert B. Miller
- Brazil
- Jerry Weinberg on Developer On Fire
- Virtual Panel: Code-to-Test Ratios, TDD and BDD - J. B. Rainsberg, Dan North, Gojko Adzic, Ron Jeffries, Steve Freeman
- Introducing BDD - Dan North
- The World's Shortest Article on Behavior-Driven Development, Revisited
- Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! - Robert T. Kiyosaki
- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich - Timothy Ferriss
- Robert Kiyosaki
- Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Ind ependence: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century - Vicki Robin
- Joyce Akiko on Developer On Fire
- How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Classic Seuss) - Dr. Seuss
J.B.'s book recommendation:
J.B.'s top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Understand what people value (both what they find valuable and the values they live by)
- Developer genuine curiosity for what other people care about
- You can overcome your cynicism by pretending to care
- Understand what constitutes a personal win for someone and help them unlock their ability to deliver their own value
- Help people get out of their own way