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PETALS Snapshot 7 - All the toolkits, OKRs & leaving ASOS

A new Toolkits page, using PETALS on OKRs, app foundations and Devops Notts meetup

This is the 7th PETALS Snapshot.

CHAPTERS

00:44 Leaving ASOS 03:13 Toolkits, toolkits, toolkits 05:46 Measuring team health with OKRs 07:00 Time-ranged responses in the app 10:47 Devops Notts confirmed 12:32 Final thoughts

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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PETALS Snapshot 6 - Microsoft Forms & Google/Slack automation

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.

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 01:50 DKIM Fail 02:41 New Snapshots page 03:27 Microsoft Toolkit in progress 05:33 IFTTT to Slack 07:01 Another public talk 08:11 Chipping away

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PETALS Snapshot 5 - Google Toolkit fixes with Mike Street & wireframing with Brian

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

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

RUNNING ORDER

00:43 Scores are up 01:04 Low serenity with bugs 03:40 Cookie banner now in place 04:32 App requirements with Brian 06:09 Wireframing in Freeform iOS 07:02 Mailing list themes 08:51 EOY reflections 10:34 First talk & memorable URLs

SHOW NOTES

https://petals.team/google-toolkit should now work https://petals.team/youtube for the Youtube channel https://petals.team/spotify for the Spotify channel https://osano.com/ for cookie banner https://www.meetup.com/DevOps-Notts/ in November

CONNECT

https://managingengineers.net/@si https://twitter.com/@si

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PETALS Snapshot 4 - Content updates and observing trends with Myles Sanigar

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

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

00:55 Scores 01:14 Low productivity 02:13 Privacy content updates 02:37 Stickers 03:33 Email automation with Zapier 04:50 Myles @ Doxy 07:56 More content & cookies 08:58 Summer is over

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PETALS Snapshot 3 - Google Toolkit & where's your happy place?

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

Episode Notes

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 01:07 Where is your happy place? 02:27 Google Toolkit Launch 04:00 Brand tone in email 06:10 PETALS for distributed teams 08:20 Going global 09:31 Youtube thumbnails 10:16 Podcast feed 10:34 Taking a summer break

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PETALS Snapshot 2 - Launch feedback & personalised scores with Brian Suda

Looking back over the past 2 weeks since launching the website, working on too much at the same time but fitting in a chat with Brian Suda on how the data could be used in one-to-ones

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? 00:32 Ratings 00:59 Since Launch 02:44 Emoji Encoding Fail 03:24 Google Suite Toolkit 04:42 Personalised Scores 06:05 Coffee with Brian 07:48 New Podcast Feed 08:59 Other Side Distractions 10:11 Credits

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PETALS Snapshot 1

The first episode of the new PETALS Snapshots based on a new framework and website Si has been working on

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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Weekly 2023.15

Team meetings IRL, accountability on side project goals, RØDE NT-USB and Simon Dunmore

Team meetings IRL, accountability on side project goals, RØDE NT-USB and Simon Dunmore

ADMIN

WORK

  • Engineering team meetings IRL: stand ups, huddles, retros - good times with Sharpies and Post-It's… and PETALS works with (new) mobile friendly tools.

SIDES

  • PETALS.team content first before wireframes and brand kit
  • Lock in accountability with side projects goals by sharing them with people @ https://ontheside.network

TECH

ENTERTAINMENT

CREDITS

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Weekly 2023.14

Documenting personal development plans, timeline for PETALS.team, custom domain emails in iCloud+ and The Other Place by Nathan Hystad.

ADMIN

  • Best day for newsletters - end of month, start of month or middle? Which week day? (Poll available in Spotify)

WORK

  • Structuring PDPs in Confluence using custom templates, breaking down goals to objectives with action plans, resources, potential blockers, realistic goal dates & evidence

SIDES

  • PETALS.team plan now in Trello with MLP (not MVP), plus POC design on Canva

TECH

ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

CREDITS

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Weekly 2023.13

Inner source projects, the end of Make Life Work, Notion app and Brian Cox on Mars

Inner source projects, the end of Make Life Work, Notion app and Brian Cox on Mars.

This is Weekly 2023.13, recorded on Friday 14th April 2023.

00:18 Admin

  • More visuals in the videos - yay or nay?

01:48 Work

04:28 Sides

07:02 Tech

  • Notion app great for docs but not so much plans

09:01 Entertainment

10:55 Wrap Up

https://managingengineers.net/@si [email protected] https://sijobling.com/weeklies

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