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Kestrel Blackmore talks with Dave Rael about priorities, family, impact, humanity, and leading teams
Kestrel Blackmore is the founder of ManagingSmartly.com where he helps software developers become managers. He hosts a weekly management podcast where he interviews developers, who have already made the leap into management, to gain insight on the mistakes and successes they have made along the way.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Kestrel Blackmore
- - Life in Australia
- - Kestrel's definition of value
- - Kestrel's Managing Smartly site, brand, and podcast
- - Transitioning into management
- - Building Teams
- - The things that "light Kestrel up
- - How Kestrel got started in software
- - Kestrel's story of failure - underestimating a task and hiding the impact, prioritizing work over family
- - Kestrel's success story - social impact and contributing to a change in outlook - marrying well
- - Kestrel's thoughts on "having made it" and portential
- - How Kestrel stays current with what he needs to know
- - Kestrel's book recommendation
- - The things that have Kestrel most excited
- - Technical managers and credibility
- - Kestrel's sources of pain and suffering
- - The thigns about which Kestrel likes to geek out
- - Kestrel's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Kestrel
Resources:
Kestrel's book recommendation:
Kestrel's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Understand what is important - distinguish must-haves from nice-to-haves
- Get quick wins on the board
- Always be communicating