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**Beyond Coding**

For software engineers ready to level up. Learn from CTOs, principal engineers, and tech leaders about the skills beyond coding: from technical mastery to product thinking and career growth. Created by Patrick Akil. Powered by Xebia

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Leadership, Strategy and Transparency with Keeya Wang-Jones Nov 29, 2023

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Connect with Keeya Wang-Jones:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeyawangjones

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/tVNt6img4mU

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Ingka and enabling coworkers
00:02:51 - Customer journey mapping
00:04:16 - Keeya used to be a coworker on the floor
00:05:28 - 80-20 focus areas
00:08:44 - Encouraging others to start experimenting
00:13:12 - Figuring out your passion
00:15:34 - Understanding the strategy
00:18:48 - Executing with intent
00:19:37 - Strategy to deliverables
00:21:36 - Communication is key
00:23:59 - Accommodating for diversity
00:27:06 - Transparency brings safe spaces
00:29:38 - Assumptions and survival mode
00:33:50 - Being as transparent as can be
00:35:19 - Empathy and tough love
00:38:11 - Feedback and job reviews
00:41:21 - Understanding costs
00:43:28 - Building partnerships
00:46:22 - Managers vs. leaders
00:49:32 - What type of leader do you want to be?

Influence, Confidence and Empowering Others with Francisca Dias Nov 22, 2023

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Connect with Francisca Dias: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisca-dias

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/FLOxOU_lK54

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Francisca's day
00:02:23 - How Francisca got great at public speaking
00:03:44 - Educating others
00:04:47 - Patrick's siblings and growing up
00:06:28 - From aerospace engineering to tech
00:08:13 - No one hearing your opinion
00:11:43 - Empowering yourself
00:13:28 - The way others perceive you
00:15:28 - Understanding your value
00:17:20 - How do you find your secret sauce
00:18:49 - Looking at the past
00:20:30 - Upholding your values
00:23:42 - Different nourishment
00:26:58 - Personalised education
00:30:46 - Being in the dark, building your own flashlight
00:33:16 - Surrounding yourself with entrepreneurs
00:34:38 - Building relationships
00:37:05 - A mindset of abundance
00:38:39 - Removing perfection
00:39:44 - Abundance creates abundance
00:41:34 - Client mismatches
00:42:41 - Having a business coach
00:45:48 - Believe in yourself and have fun!

From Tech Lead to CEO with Mahdi Fanidisfani Nov 15, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Mahdi Fanidisfani:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahdifanidisfani

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/geoUh6Tdl3Y

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Mahdi's new role as CEO at Kruso
00:02:53 - Typical consultancies
00:04:36 - Value delivery squad
00:06:17 - First months as CEO
00:07:23 - Consultancy at Xebia
00:10:36 - From tech lead to engineering manager
00:12:19 - Many responsibilities
00:14:11 - Lead by example and togetherness
00:16:41 - Head of engineering
00:18:59 - Unified engineering priorities
00:20:37 - No more hands-on coding
00:23:25 - Pull request reviews are amazing
00:25:55 - Making sure people don't overwork
00:27:50 - Proper focus
00:30:52 - Overachieving and personal growth
00:33:21 - Staying close to your people
00:36:15 - Fueling ambition
00:39:07 - Exceptional solo programmers
00:42:07 - Hiring questions
00:45:15 - Handling new technology
00:47:12 - Forming a team as the CEO
00:49:58 - Handpicking people
00:52:26 - Maintaining relationships
00:55:25 - An economic view
00:56:26 - Creating a shared vision
01:00:39 - Aligning the company

Q&A #6: Deadlines, Imposter Syndrome and Burnout Symptoms & More with Patrick Akil Nov 08, 2023

Show notes

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/bKKQm6A1jJ8

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:35 - Dutch IT market salary and engineering efforts

00:03:36 - Not feeling valued

00:04:19 - How do you manage your time?

00:05:23 - Learning off the job

00:06:21 - How would you build your own team?

00:08:40 - Technical skills

00:09:42 - How do you know a deadline is not realistic?

00:13:11 - How to overcome imposter syndrome?

00:18:42 - Is it possible to succeed in IT if you have ADHD?

00:20:38 - Have ever come close to burning out?

00:24:41 - Do's and don'ts for people starting a podcast

00:28:51 - JUST DO IT!!

00:29:27 - How can developers get into the content creation space?

00:34:07 - Rounding off

Agile Coaching and Organisational Problems with Tom Siebeneicher Nov 01, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Tom Siebeneicher:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-siebeneicher

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/XEdICT5kSCA

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Tom ran his first marathon
00:02:42 - Running long distance
00:04:47 - Connecting with others through running
00:05:48 - We hate swimming
00:07:08 - Mental clarity and flexibility
00:10:15 - How to not overwork
00:12:27 - Sharing team goals
00:14:00 - Tell me what to do
00:16:22 - Understanding the why
00:17:28 - Growing up in a different time and world
00:18:37 - Why do we want to change?
00:21:38 - Adapting based on people's needs
00:23:56 - Ask me anything sessions with architects
00:24:52 - The issue with agile coaching
00:26:58 - Agile will not work everywhere
00:29:19 - Comparing what is logical
00:32:02 - Having the mindset to adapt
00:32:46 - Being tired of change
00:34:32 - How to measure organisational change
00:36:18 - Who drives initiatives
00:38:24 - Mistakes Tom made
00:40:34 - Mature organisations
00:42:50 - The freedom to fix things
00:44:17 - Different organisational problems and solutions
00:47:15 - Disrupting your own organisation
00:49:43 - Challenges with acquiring companies
00:51:07 - Dollar shave club
00:52:45 - Starting your own company
00:56:41 - Time catches up
00:58:16 - There is always the next sprint

Life Altering Events and Personal Growth with Joseph Muli Oct 25, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Joseph Muli:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-muli

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/l__mtnOduoU

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Levent Tutar
00:02:16 - Losing everything
00:05:30 - Survival mode
00:06:30 - Seeking help
00:08:12 - Telling your story
00:11:15 - What truly matters
00:13:16 - Finding a community
00:16:22 - What lead Joseph to NL
00:18:08 - Different problems
00:19:43 - Acts of service
00:21:27 - A broken home
00:23:29 - Learning about yourself
00:25:00 - Self improvement
00:27:39 - Reflecting
00:29:18 - Gratitude and anxiety
00:31:57 - Psychedelics and religion
00:34:09 - Life experiences
00:36:51 - Leading by vulnerability and empathy
00:39:21 - Connecting with people
00:40:40 - Equal level of communication
00:42:21 - Professional boundaries
00:44:14 - Relationships where you can be yourself
00:47:00 - Leadership is difficult
00:50:26 - We are all human beings
00:53:21 - Existing in bubbles
00:55:41 - Ideas and conversations with yourself
00:58:01 - Seeing yourself from outside-in
01:00:17 - We do what we must
01:01:45 - Compounding momentum
01:04:30 - Why we do the work

From Software Engineer to Engineering Manager with Michael Doye Oct 18, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Michael Doye:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdoye

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/zyebooludUo

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Barbecuing
00:03:02 - Back to the office policies
00:06:32 - Enforcing back to the office
00:07:57 - Logging all your time policy
00:09:34 - Dutch perspective
00:11:40 - From software engineer to engineering manager
00:15:04 - Different leadership styles
00:17:34 - Being authentic
00:19:38 - Letting go of hands-on work
00:22:34 - Prioritising work
00:23:00 - Burnout signs within a team
00:25:18 - Being mindful of when you work
00:26:36 - Hiring in tech is broken
00:28:45 - Teaching technical skills
00:30:06 - Setting expectations with new hires
00:30:51 - Having difficult conversations
00:32:30 - New responsibilities that aren't fun
00:34:01 - Fully letting go of hands-on work
00:36:00 - Friendships as engineering manager
00:37:54 - Work is like a box
00:40:13 - Renegotiating your position
00:42:38 - Putting more energy in certain people
00:45:31 - Transparancy as a manager
00:47:40 - What information can not be shared
00:50:01 - Be like water

Elegant Code and How Things Work with Andrew Snare Oct 11, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Andrew Snare:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/asnare

⁠https://toot.community/@ajs⁠

https://twitter.com/asnare

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/h4O3up5m0PU

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Disagreeing how things work
00:03:18 - Understanding 99%
00:05:44 - Comfortably being the expert
00:06:47 - Getting used to making mistakes
00:08:26 - The ingredients to an awesome work environment
00:10:00 - Delivering high quality software
00:12:12 - Building for scale
00:13:25 - Removing components
00:15:55 - The biggest problems in modern engineering
00:18:15 - In tech, not all opinions are equal
00:20:44 - The Mythical Man-Month
00:21:52 - Understanding why
00:23:10 - Losing trust and respect
00:24:20 - Being at fault for incorrect decisions
00:26:38 - Compounding knowledge
00:28:52 - Learning different programming languages
00:29:59 - Patrick's struggle with foundational knowledge
00:32:18 - Top down vs bottom up knowledge
00:34:40 - Going a layer deeper
00:36:38 - Understanding new concepts
00:39:07 - Comparing engineering disciplines
00:41:03 - Uncharted territory
00:42:24 - Integration complexities
00:45:14 - The properties of elegance
00:48:22 - Are smart solutions elegant?
00:49:28 - Messy problems and messy solutions
00:50:58 - Making solutions too simple
00:53:50 - 3 audiences when writing code
00:56:11 - Last thoughts

Remote First Company Culture with Marleen Kappert & Sebastiaan Bekker Oct 04, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Marleen Kappert:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marleenkappert

Connect with Sebastiaan Bekker:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastiaanbekker

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/CwiDLWboAvs

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - Work and holidays
00:03:03 - Hotel and restaurant industry
00:04:54 - Differences in tech organisations
00:06:15 - Early in career program at Xebia
00:09:56 - Hiring globally
00:11:33 - Everyone is working from anywhere
00:12:55 - Keeping the culture
00:14:38 - Culture is ever-evolving
00:16:26 - Behaviour and values
00:18:22 - Workshops on virtues
00:20:13 - Understanding the business as a developer
00:21:57 - Remote working challenges from the development side
00:23:35 - Being deliberate when you work remote
00:25:05 - Marleen set up the people experience team
00:27:26 - Openly discussing challenges
00:29:48 - The way of working within a team
00:31:51 - Wherever people work, mistakes happen
00:34:45 - Having a clear purpose
00:37:12 - The challenge to align everyone
00:39:54 - Remote town halls are challenging
00:41:56 - Processes that change when companies grow
00:44:43 - Being flexible in the way you communicate
00:47:02 - Patrick's memory of working in diverse teams
00:47:51 - How Marleen and Sebastiaan started working together
00:49:31 - Talking about systems
00:50:23 - Not taking things personally
00:53:26 - High quality interactions within a team
00:55:37 - Rounding off

Personal Values, Creative Entrepreneurship and Process with Lindsay Faller Sep 27, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Lindsay Faller:

https://cloudfields.cc⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/cloudfields.cc

https://www.lindsayfaller.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-faller-2277243

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/1vPDA54Yg9k

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Podcasting experiences
00:02:10 - Comparing yourself to others
00:03:45 - Moving goal posts
00:05:18 - Acting within your values
00:06:57 - Lindsay's core values
00:09:12 - How to find your core values
00:13:08 - Self development
00:15:27 - Sharing career perspective
00:17:44 - Life purpose
00:19:58 - Being a generalist
00:22:36 - Being drawn to how businesses run
00:25:02 - From doer to thinker
00:27:29 - Burned out from working with creatives
00:28:52 - Systems and processes are not sexy
00:31:22 - Challenges for small businesses
00:33:30 - Figuring out how to be more effective
00:35:49 - Postponing what you don't like
00:38:37 - There will always be things you don't like doing
00:38:58 - Outsource when you can
00:40:18 - Lindsay is not a micromanager
00:42:51 - Letting go
00:44:16 - Giving and taking ownership
00:46:47 - The first phase of your business
00:49:48 - Entrepreneurs are responsible for everything
00:52:19 - Bare minimum processes
00:53:36 - Businesses evolve
00:56:03 - Recognising things are outside of your skillset

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