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Techpoint CharlieEpisode 25: Why you shouldn't be a managerNoa Tamir (Data Science Manager) and Raz Shuty (Engineering Manager) share with Alaa Sarhan (IC Fullstack-er) what management is about in general and why an IC (Individual Contributor) is nowadays more than ever empowered to not become a manager for the wrong reasons.Sneak-peak reasons from the episode:Manager role is totally different from a lead IC roleICs are paid more than managers Missing short reward cycles, a.k.a "It's not about you anymore"and more in our lovely conversation ;)Recommended reads on the topic:Charity Majors' 17 Reasons NOT To Be A ManagerTanya R...2020-10-1948 minTechpoint CharlieEpisode 24: QA, Automation, and everything in betweenNoa Tamir and Alaa Sarhan speak with Rony Lahav about the role of QA and Automation, Why do we need QA people (or why developers shouldn’t be the only testers), Different Test - Component, Integration, System, E2E, Is Manual QA dead?We also touched on:Automation is a software projectwhen should testing/QA stop? / what kind of bugs/edges cases are fine to be ignored or not covered?QA vs. Product Acceptance. How much do they conflict, and do they complement each other?what areas QA covers on top of "functional": performance, accessibility, usability, fa...2020-08-2449 minTechpoint CharlieEpisode 23 - Functional ManagementNoa Tamir and Alaa Sarhan speak with Alexandra Paun (@ale_paun) about the Functional Manager hat that she often wears as part of her current job at King.We learn from Alexandra the many intersections this role has with many, if not all functions and departments in the organization, even extending outside of it to negotiate, collaborate and continuously work with external partners and organization, to bring a great business initiative from conception to life.In this episode we talk about the skill set of a functional manager, the phases a project goes...2020-07-2750 minTechpoint CharlieQuickpoint Charlie Episode 4: Persona frameworks for a team eventA quick episode where Raz Shuty, Noa Tamir, Alaa Sarhan (@TweetingAlaa) are randomly asking themselves a question and trying to see how they feel about it, in 20 minutes:Have you used any persona framework at work. If so what did you like about it? What was it good for? What’s the downside of using them?Nothing scientific here, more like a quick conversation about it :)Also Available on:Spotify, iTunes, Google, Stitcher, TuneIn, PlayerFMMusic credits: Dan Lebowitz: Come and Get It! Licensed un...2020-06-2919 min
Techpoint CharlieEpisode 22: Emotions at work (with Phil Bennett)Noa Tamir and Alaa Sarhan meet with our lovely guest Phil Bennett to chat about Emotions at workTriggered by an article Phil Bennett wrote called The Crying Game: It’s OK to Cry at Work!Emotions are unavoidable and normal, but you have to understand the emotional Labour you’re putting on other people. That said, sometimes high emotions are the only way people can express what they really feel. Especially in times of frustration. In the episode:Intro to Phil, and his experience from worki...2020-06-2256 minTechpoint CharlieQuickpoint Charlie Episode 3: Too Many MeetingsA quick episode where Raz Shuty, Noa Tamir, Alaa Sarhan (@TweetingAlaa) are randomly asking themselves a question and trying to see how they feel about it, in 20 minutes:How do you battle the common "too many meetings" problem? Nothing scientific here, more like a quick conversation about it :)Also Available on:Spotify, iTunes, Google, Stitcher, TuneIn, PlayerFMMusic credits: Dan Lebowitz: Come and Get It! Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 2020-06-1518 min
Techpoint CharlieEpisode 20: Open Plan Offices: 3 hosts, too many feelingsRaz Shuty, Noa Tamir, and Alaa Sarhan meet to chat about open plan offices, and how working in them makes them feel..We mention in this episode: The (recent) history of open plan officesOur personal experiences working in open plan offices, and other office plansCubicles!HBR's "The Truth about Open Plan Offices"Clear glass roomsHow are we dealing with the circumstances as individual contributors, and as managersLots and lots of feelings!Also Available on:Spotify, iTunes, Google, Stitcher, TuneIn,PlayerFMMusic credits: Dan Lebowitz: Come and Get It!2020-05-2557 min
Techpoint CharlieEpisode 19 (Quickpoint Charlie Episode 2): Talking about ManagersA quick episode where Yael Schweiger, Raz Shuty and Noa Tamir are randomly asking themselves two questions and trying to see how they feel about them:Can you be a Manager without being an IC in the role? Can managers be friends with the people they manage? Nothing scientific here, more like a quick conversation about it :)Also Available on:Spotify, iTunes, Google, Stitcher, TuneIn, PlayerFMMusic credits: Dan Lebowitz: Come and Get It! Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 2020-05-1828 min
Techpoint CharlieEpisode 17: Good Manager, Bad ManagerYael Schweiger, Raz Shuty and Noa Tamir are meeting again to talk about management, and specifically what makes a good manager, and how makes a bad one... We mentioned in this episodeWhat is the role of a manager?What sort of manager are we talking about? Project / People / Function / Strategic / Change Management?Can an inexperienced manager be a good manager?Should it be a full-on move? Can it be a combo IC+M role? Does it scale?How to recognize a good managerWhat they doHow you feelHow to recognize a bad managerWhat t...2020-04-271h 15
Techpoint CharlieEpisode 16: What is the role of Data Scientist?Yael Schweiger Senior Product Owner at Careship, Raz Shuty Director Of Engineering at Delivery Hero and Noa Tamir are talking about what is the role of a data scientist What do people usually get wrong about this role?How can data scientists help, and who?What skills or mindset are important for this role?How do you get to it?What does it mean to be a junior in this role vs senior/experienced? What are the main big differences you learn along the way?We m...2020-04-131h 06
Techpoint CharlieEpisode 14: Remote Work: past, COVID19, and futureNoa Tamir is our awesome new host, and Raz Shuty met remotely to talk about remote work, but also about this specific occasion of remote work with Covid-19...Trying to understand what is remote work first of all, what are our feelings and experiences and talk about different models (and what it means how it differs from the current reality we are experiencing now) We mentioned in this episodeIntro: What's remote working even?What are the benefits?What are the downsides?Our experiences:fl...2020-03-2359 min
Techpoint CharlieEpisode 13: Let's make sense of Data ScienceYael Schweiger Senior Product Owner at Careship, Raz Shuty Director Of Engineering at Delivery Hero and our awesome guest Noa Tamir are trying to make sense of the data of data science, what are the different roles? What is the difference between User Research, Market Research, Data Science Researchers, Business Analysts, Business Intelligence, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers?We mentioned in this episodeUser Research, Market Research, Data Science Researchers, Business Analysts, Business Intelligence, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Data EngineersSpeed, Rigor, Performance https://towardsdatascience.com/data-sciences-most-misunderstood-hero-2705da366f...2020-03-1656 min