Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional
John White | Nick Korte
350 episodes
22 hours ago
Are you a technology professional unsatisfied with your current role? Looking for a resource to help understand changing job functions, changing organizations, or gaining recognition and progression?
The Nerd Journey podcast helps explore alternative roles, increase job satisfaction, and accelerate career progression. Each week, we uncover patterns of technical career progression by dissecting careers of guests and discussing different job roles they've held, or discussing relevant career topics. We've interviewed people in IT operations, sales engineering, technical marketing, product management, people management, network engineering, cybersecurity, software development, entrepreneurs, and more. We also discuss improving job satisfaction and accelerating career growth.
We are John White and Nick Korte, two technologists with experience in IT operations and sales engineering who started this podcast in 2018. We release on Tuesdays, and can be found at https://nerd-journey.com.
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Are you a technology professional unsatisfied with your current role? Looking for a resource to help understand changing job functions, changing organizations, or gaining recognition and progression?
The Nerd Journey podcast helps explore alternative roles, increase job satisfaction, and accelerate career progression. Each week, we uncover patterns of technical career progression by dissecting careers of guests and discussing different job roles they've held, or discussing relevant career topics. We've interviewed people in IT operations, sales engineering, technical marketing, product management, people management, network engineering, cybersecurity, software development, entrepreneurs, and more. We also discuss improving job satisfaction and accelerating career growth.
We are John White and Nick Korte, two technologists with experience in IT operations and sales engineering who started this podcast in 2018. We release on Tuesdays, and can be found at https://nerd-journey.com.
My Delivery is Their Delivery with Erin O’Quinn (3/3)
Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional
41 minutes 52 seconds
4 months ago
My Delivery is Their Delivery with Erin O’Quinn (3/3)
What is the true measure of a leader's success? For Erin O'Quinn, Director of Customer Advocacy, it's a fundamental shift in perspective summarized by a simple yet powerful mantra: "My delivery is their delivery."
In this episode, Erin shares her journey from manager to director and the crucial mindset changes required to grow. She details why a leader's primary role isn't to be the expert, but to trust, delegate, and clear the landmines so their team can own their work and excel.
Listeners will also get a masterclass in the strategic difference between a project (a task with an end) and a program (a factory that keeps running). Erin breaks down how to build powerful, mutually beneficial customer advocacy programs and offers a candid perspective on navigating the microaggressions and unique challenges faced by women in tech, emphasizing the critical role of allyship.
This conversation is packed with actionable advice for tech professionals on empowering others, fostering career growth for your team, and transforming your own definition of success as a leader.
Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional
Are you a technology professional unsatisfied with your current role? Looking for a resource to help understand changing job functions, changing organizations, or gaining recognition and progression?
The Nerd Journey podcast helps explore alternative roles, increase job satisfaction, and accelerate career progression. Each week, we uncover patterns of technical career progression by dissecting careers of guests and discussing different job roles they've held, or discussing relevant career topics. We've interviewed people in IT operations, sales engineering, technical marketing, product management, people management, network engineering, cybersecurity, software development, entrepreneurs, and more. We also discuss improving job satisfaction and accelerating career growth.
We are John White and Nick Korte, two technologists with experience in IT operations and sales engineering who started this podcast in 2018. We release on Tuesdays, and can be found at https://nerd-journey.com.
