Fun-packed month of birthday celebrations, dance music legends, conference-going, another podcast collaboration and feedback refinement at work.
Make
- Started another podcast project with fellow engineering manager and Twitter OG, Adrian
- Pivotal podcasting moment interviewing dance music legend, Angie Brown for House Finesse including our first foray in video content on YouTube
- Blogged about Wired Smarter conference and parsing IFTTT time stamps in Google Sheets
- Refined some of the Apple Health tracking automation on my Personal Dashboard
- Started tracking TV habits again using Trakt and IFTTT recipe to Google Sheet
- Smashed out an “Addicted” mix for House Finesse
- Enjoyed engagement from featured artists on my Archive Collection posts including Duane Harden and Kathy Brown
Life
- Moshed along and partied with Blue Nation at their album launch party in Birmingham’s O2 Institute
- Stopped running after knee pains and personal trainer advice, now focused on core and strength
- Blown away by Hamilton in London for Mrs J’s birthday
- Devoured a proper Birmingham curry with friends and family for ALL THE BIRTHDAYS
- 19km trek and camping to Brook Meadow in torrential downpour for the boy’s birthday
- Laughed along to some upcoming comedians at Derby Comedy Club along with a night away in nearby Castle Donington Airbnb
- Signed up for the Cancer Research UK 100 Push-up Challenge through November
- Cancelled Netflix subscription for a few months (to consolidate outgoings) along with other excessive subscriptions
Work
- Said goodbye to the Birmingham office before moving to a new location
- More training to Podcast Champs on how to produce and release episodes with Descript and Pinecast
- Integrated PETALS data into team PowerBI dashboards with Nick for more visual feedback during retros, sharing with other EMs and agile coaches
- Coaching conversations workshop focused on the GROW model
- Finalised first round of objectives for FY23 with focus on engineer development plans, team health, more Tech brand work and further work on the EM competency
- Presented and facilitated my Speedback model to the Engineering Manager Community for Tech Develops, followed by a new model for faster feedback on objectives using forms and regular reminders
Read
- The Invisible Man by HG Wells
- Podcasting Made Simple by Daniel Larson
- The War Of The Worlds by HG Wells
Watched
- Solos on Prime
- Night Sky on Prime
- The Elon Musk Show on BBC
- Backstage with Katherine Ryan on Prime
- Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons on Netflix