Over the past decade Carl Kinghorn has had the opportunity to grow as a leader within EFC Systems. He has championed changes to culture, processes, and development techniques that has enabled scaling the company’s ability to deliver quality software to its clients in the agricultural space. During this time, he’s seen the company triple in size; and in his role as Senior VP of the software development group, he gets to be a leader and a teacher with a goal of enabling his teams to succeed. Carl is active in the Nashville development community as a technical speaker and is President of the non-profit Nashville .NET User Group (@NashDotNet). He brings an enthusiastic and welcoming presence to the group whose mission is to serve the community by organizing events that enable networking, education, and career guidance. Carl has a BBA in Information Systems from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU).
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Carl Kinghorn
- - Carl, the leader and his focus on value
- - Carl on organizing the Nashville .NET User Group
- - Impacting culture from various perspectives in an organization
- - Carl's story of failure - not using surveys to understand developer sentiment and organizational health sooner
- - Carl's book recommendations
- - Comparing being a technical individual contributor with management
- - How Carl stays current with what he needs to know
- - The things that have Carl most excited
- - Technology for agriculture
- - Carl's success story - building excellent teams
- - Carl's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Carl
Resources:
Carl's book recommendation:
Carl's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Understand what's valuable and focus on that
- Know the domain of your business
- Take ownership and take pride in your work