Si 'Cast

With 81 days to go in my current role, this one is setting the scene now that the news is safe to share.

I rewind through my leadership career to now and explain what's coming next.

On International Vlogging Day, I decided to record a single-take, unedited vlog after spotting the day in my calendar, because it reminded me of the early era of regular, raw video blogging.

I reflect on how “vlogging” has drifted toward polished video podcasting, and why I still see podcasts as audio-first, echoing James Cridland’s line that "a podcast is for your ears while your eyes are busy".

I share a chat with a friend who wants to document their move to Greece with podcasts about renovating their property and exploring food and restaurants, but prefers video without showing their face.

That led me to a personal frustration: after 10+ years of public speaking, I still don’t have much video evidence of my talks for conference applications, so I’m thinking about better ways to capture and share those sessions.

I’ll post this on Instagram, YouTube, and podcast channels, and I’m asking for your thoughts in the comments.

SHOW NOTES

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/vlogging-day/

Kicking off a new season of podcast episodes, reviving an old Product On A Page format I used to blog on a regularly basis.

This time, it's about mental health therapy and how it correlates with agile software delivery to make it more accessible, trying to shake the stigma often associated with mental health.

What are your thoughts?

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This is the 7th PETALS Snapshot.

CHAPTERS

00:44 Leaving ASOS

SHOW NOTES

New Toolkits page https://petals.team/toolkits

Inside Bramble - Day 100: Website Shenanigans https://open.spotify.com/episode/4n7O2Zkg0PNIpp2whrF5lb

DevOps Notts: How you can grow your team culture with PETALS https://www.meetup.com/devops-notts/events/296379931/

Book your PETALS chat https://cal.com/jobling/petals

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This is PETALS Snapshot 6 when Si talks about the new Microsoft Form, new Snapshots page, some more fixes and some automation concepts with Slack.

00:45 Scores

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This is PETALS Snapshot 5 as we get back into the rhythm of it all.

RUNNING ORDER

00:43 Scores are up

SHOW NOTES

https://petals.team/google-toolkit should now work

CONNECT

https://managingengineers.net/@si

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This is PETALS Snapshot 4, the one after a Summer break.

00:55 Scores

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The one when Si talks about launching the new Google Toolkit to the mailing list and how to bring joy to your work.

00:45 Scores

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Show Notes

This is the 2nd PETALS Snapshot, looking back since launching the website, working through some of the feedback and fitting in a chat with Brian Suda about how to use the data in different contexts.

00:13 What is PETALS?

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Si introduces a new website and framework for improving team health and culture, using it to regularly reflect on the project as a podcast and video diary.

This week, he focuses on some of the early feedback on fonts, Netlify Deploy Previews and the amazing community providing useful suggestions.

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