Testers' Island Discs Ep45 - Lina Zubyte

In this month’s episode we welcome Lina Zubyte, who adds our desert island to the list of many countries on her tester’s passport. We talk about the nature of making human connections, how we can maintain these when we’re apart, and how to make sure we’re connecting/collaborating inclusively with a diverse group of people. 

In an episode with almost as many off-the-cuff book references as musical choices, we talk about some of the more vulnerable aspects of being a tester or test manager, such as learning to let go, being comfortable with failure, and managing our approach to changes.

We also talk about rising to challenges, which extends into Lina’s song choices, which include a live performance with a story that’s almost as remarkable as the music itself.

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Podcast Links:

Lina Zubyte: 2020 - The Year of Discovering What Actually Matters

Wikipedia: Yes Man

Screen Testing: Episode 14 - Yes Man (feat. Leigh Rathbone)

Shona Rhimes - Year of Yes

Slack: Donut app

Johann Hari - Lost Connections

Filter Magazine: Johann Hari’s Journey of Discovery About Depression (featuring the cow story)

TestBash Netherlands 2020: Lina Zubyte - A Tester’s Guide to Managing Biases

Ministry of Testing Dojo: Lina Zubyte - Inclusivity in the Time of Corona

Jennifer Brown - How to be an Inclusive Leader

Beyond the Status Quo #4 - Diversity Hiring

Lina article series about inclusion

Jennifer Brown - The Will to Change podcast

YouTube: A&A; Days 2018 - Lina Zubyte - It’s Tricky: Chatbots & QA

Caroline Criado-Perez - Invisible Women

YouTube: Racist hand dryer

Wikipedia: The meaning behind the song title of Lina’s fourth choice

Huffington Post: Jia Jiang’s 100-day “Rejection Therapy” (doughnut story with video)

YouTube:  TestFlix 2020 - Lina Zubyte - The Secret Must-Know Best Practice

Wikipedia: The story behind the recording of Lina’s fifth choice

Lina on Twitter: @buggylina

Lina’s website: qualitybits.tech

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