166: From Software Engineer to Management with Phil Wheeler

01:10 - Phil’s Superpower: Putting Himself in Others’ Shoes.
02:03/09:14 From Software Engineer to Management
* Empathy Through The Career Shift
* The Learning Curve
* Making a Conscious Choice To Switch
* Gaining Leadership Skills
* Making Your Own Opportunities
03:34 - How Phil Came Into The Greater Than Code Community
* Found Through Twitter
* Codemania (https://codemania.io/)
05:54 - Commonalities Between Issues Between USA and NZ
* Inclusion, Equality in Technology
07:05 - Life Science Software Experience
* Cloud Based, LT
* Awareness of Accessibility
16:45 - To Get Into Management or Not
* It’s Not For Everyone
* Impostor Syndrome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome)
18:55 - The Parallels Of Management And Parenting
26:17 - Working From Home Or The Office
* Setting The Right Examples For The Team
* Encouraging People To Take Leave, Learning And Development Opportunities, Health Reasons Without Repercussions
31:47 - Living In A College/University Town
32:54 - Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
* Exists In The Technology Sector
* Exists In Other Disciplines
* Turn The Ship Around! (https://www.davidmarquet.com/turn-the-ship-around-a-true-story-of-turning-followers-into-leaders-by-david-marquet/)
* The Manager’s Path (https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897)
35:58 - Empathy For Managers And Employees
* Leadership Development
* Self-Reflection/Self-Awareness
* Journaling/Note Taking
* Becoming A Technical Leader (https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Technical-Leader-Problem-Solving-Approach/dp/0932633021)
51:11 - Phil’s Thoughts For The Future
* Citizens Before Consumers
* What Can We Do Better?
* The Global Digital Citizen Foundation (https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/)
Reflections:
Jacob: Happy being an individual contributor but contributing to the art of management by being a better employee and having empathy for managers.
Phil: Self-Awareness and empathy. Wanting to push his people in a certain direction but taking that step back and determining where that motivation is coming from.
Chanté: Impostor syndrome: at some point in time we’re all impostors. Doing reading about leadership can help whether you are taking that path or not.
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Special Guest: Phil Wheeler.

01:10 - Phil’s Superpower: Putting Himself in Others’ Shoes.

02:03/09:14 From Software Engineer to Management

Empathy Through The Career Shift
The Learning Curve
Making a Conscious Choice To Switch
Gaining Leadership Skills
Making Your Own Opportunities

03:34 - How Phil Came Into The Greater Than Code Community

Found Through Twitter
Codemania

05:54 - Commonalities Between Issues Between USA and NZ

Inclusion, Equality in Technology

07:05 - Life Science Software Experience

Cloud Based, LT
Awareness of Accessibility

16:45 - To Get Into Management or Not

It’s Not For Everyone
Impostor Syndrome

18:55 - The Parallels Of Management And Parenting

26:17 - Working From Home Or The Office

Setting The Right Examples For The Team
Encouraging People To Take Leave, Learning And Development Opportunities, Health Reasons Without Repercussions

31:47 - Living In A College/University Town

32:54 - Overcoming Impostor Syndrome

Exists In The Technology Sector
Exists In Other Disciplines
Turn The Ship Around!
The Manager’s Path

35:58 - Empathy For Managers And Employees

Leadership Development
Self-Reflection/Self-Awareness
Journaling/Note Taking
Becoming A Technical Leader

51:11 - Phil’s Thoughts For The Future

Citizens Before Consumers
What Can We Do Better?
The Global Digital Citizen Foundation

Reflections:

Jacob: Happy being an individual contributor but contributing to the art of management by being a better employee and having empathy for managers.

Phil: Self-Awareness and empathy. Wanting to push his people in a certain direction but taking that step back and determining where that motivation is coming from.

Chanté: Impostor syndrome: at some point in time we’re all impostors. Doing reading about leadership can help whether you are taking that path or not.

This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode

To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well.

Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!

Special Guest: Phil Wheeler.

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