066: Finding a new job during the pandemic

Parent Driven Development
66: Finding a new job during the pandemic.
Welcome, Jean Hsu!
Jean Hsu (https://twitter.com/jyhsu) is a writer, coach, and software engineer turned leadership coach after working for a decade in Silicon Valley. She is the VP of engineering at Range Labs (https://www.range.co/) and Co-founder of Co Leadership (https://coleadership.com/), which focuses on filling the gaps in leadership development in the tech industry. Jean doesn’t miss writing code, but she does miss deleting it.
0:53 Finding a new job during the pandemic
Desire strikes for leadership
The hiring process
5:20 How did the pandemic change your thought process
Intentionality of specific desires - management, leadership, flexibility
Enjoying the journey rather than letting comparison or stress take over
7:30 What would Jean do differently now?
Finding ways to lean into async communication with a remote team in different time zones, while keeping the team engaged and connected with each other
Hybrid mix of in-person and remote is the future for companies
13:13 Pre-pandemic commute tales
Feels like a different lifetime
15:40 New expectations for Range during the pandemic
Getting rid of the 9-5; windowed work with colored labels
Core hours for team meetings
Setting boundaries
19:40 Genius and fail moments
KWu closed her son’s fingers between a door hinge… #fail
Allison’s daughter turns 3 and shines at her yearly doctor's appointment. #genius
Jean downloaded TikTok and discovered the best parenting hack to tell your kids to do a task, rather than ask. #genius
Chris brings back his daughter's love of Star Wars. #genius
How can I support the podcast?
Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).
Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com).
Allison (https://twitter.com/allie_p)
KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl)
Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Jean Hsu.

Parent Driven Development

66: Finding a new job during the pandemic.

Welcome, Jean Hsu!

Jean Hsu is a writer, coach, and software engineer turned leadership coach after working for a decade in Silicon Valley. She is the VP of engineering at Range Labs and Co-founder of Co Leadership, which focuses on filling the gaps in leadership development in the tech industry. Jean doesn’t miss writing code, but she does miss deleting it.

0:53 Finding a new job during the pandemic

Desire strikes for leadership
The hiring process

5:20 How did the pandemic change your thought process

Intentionality of specific desires - management, leadership, flexibility
Enjoying the journey rather than letting comparison or stress take over

7:30 What would Jean do differently now?

Finding ways to lean into async communication with a remote team in different time zones, while keeping the team engaged and connected with each other
Hybrid mix of in-person and remote is the future for companies

13:13 Pre-pandemic commute tales

Feels like a different lifetime

15:40 New expectations for Range during the pandemic

Getting rid of the 9-5; windowed work with colored labels
Core hours for team meetings
Setting boundaries

19:40 Genius and fail moments

KWu closed her son’s fingers between a door hinge… #fail
Allison’s daughter turns 3 and shines at her yearly doctor's appointment. #genius
Jean downloaded TikTok and discovered the best parenting hack to tell your kids to do a task, rather than ask. #genius
Chris brings back his daughter's love of Star Wars. #genius

How can I support the podcast?

Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected].

Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com.

Allison

KWu

Chris Sexton

Special Guest: Jean Hsu.