Community Pulse

It comes as no surprise that something in the hiring of Developer Relations practitioners has become a mystery box of confusion. No standard path to follow, interviews ranging all over the map, homework assignments that go nowhere, and most conversations leading to few actual opportunities. Wesley, Jason, and PJ share their thoughts on what’s happening and whether or not there is hope for the future. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Artwork by Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash.

Recently, the topic of DevRel maturity sparked a conversation: What qualities define a mature community and a seasoned team? Join PJ, Jason, Mary, and Wesley as they share their insights on past experiences, current trends shaping the field, and key indicators to monitor as you strive to build a thriving, successful community. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash.

Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Over the past few years, we’ve seen conferences ebb and flow. Some community-run conferences have evolved into new things, new ones have sprouted up while other annual favorites have sadly gone extinct. What goes into a community-led conference? How does someone get involved? Let’s take a look! Checkouts Mo McElaney * Contributor Covenant (https://www.contributor-covenant.org/) * Presented “Digital Discrimination: Cognitive Bias in Machine Learning (and LLMs!)“ at PyData Conf on July 29 (https://pydata.org/vermont2024) - look out for the video! * Speaking at AI for the Rest of Us Conf (https://aifortherestofus.live/) in London this fall * Ask a Master Gardener Hotline (https://www.uvm.edu/extension/mastergardener/helpline)! Matty Stratton * Hevy (https://www.hevyapp.com/) - lifting app * She's a Beast (https://www.shesabeast.co/) - great program Couch to Barbell; amazing discord for folks/community * Fallout - the game (https://fallout.bethesda.net/en) and the show (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12637874)! * Devopsdays Chicago CFP (devopsdays.org/chicago) opens Aug 5! Wesley Faulkner * You’re Not Listening (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WJ6MR2P?ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_SRV1JX89CDECDC3YMAD4&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_SRV1JX89CDECDC3YMAD4&social_share=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_SRV1JX89CDECDC3YMAD4) by Kate Murphy Jason Hand * Wild Spaces (https://www.wildspaces.work/) * Becoming SRE (https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/becoming-sre/9781492090540/) * You Have Not Heard Your Favorite Song: How Streaming Changes Music (https://www.amazon.com/Have-Heard-Your-Favourite-Song/dp/191448715X) by Glenn McDonald Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Artwork Photo by Tyler Callahan (https://unsplash.com/@tylercallahan?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@tylercallahan?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) Special Guests: Matty Stratton and Mo McElaney.

This conversation follows up on our discussion about the noteworthy changes in Developer Relations over recent years and how many of our friends and colleagues have chosen to leverage their DevRel skills in new and exciting ways. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Developer Relations has gone through quite a few changes over the last few years. In that vein, some people have found new skills in the ever-evolving world of tech. Along their journey, they moved away from DevRel, but still use those abilities in new ways. So, what is it like when you bounce from DevRel? Quote: “The message I’m sending to myself: I can’t change the world until I change myself first” - Kendrick Lamar Checkouts Taylor Barnett-Torabi * Range (https://davidepstein.com/range/) by David Epstein Matt Broberg * ADRs (https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/architecture-decision-record) or documenting decisions as a thing™ – Any Decision Record (formally Architectural) * If you’re looking at PM roles, The Product Manager Interview (https://www.lewis-lin.com/the-product-manager-interview-lewis-lin) by Lewis C. Lin helped me get my footing Wesley Faulkner * How Teams Can Skip the Drama and Embrace Healthy Conflict with Amy Gallo | SXSW 2024 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwuwFyiaCdU) Jason Hand * DASH - 2024 (https://www.dashcon.io/) PJ Hagerty * Frank Turner’s latest album - Undefeated (https://combine.fm/spotify/album/5htcBxqWfEWaZ7CCETXcH9) * Gary Clark Jr - JPEG RAW (https://combine.fm/spotify/album/09XurHGqbBgvj7SH96UbPV) * Geeky Jerseys (https://www.geekyjerseys.com/) Mary Thengvall * The Humans (https://amzn.to/3y3r5w1) by Matt Haig * Contributor Covenant (https://www.contributor-covenant.org/) code of conduct - they’re working on v3 of the code of conduct and want feedback on how community builders have implemented CoCs in the past. Take the survey to help out! (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdf3QE5n5ILH7Fq1nNSECwUFnfYYOwQw4A_zYik43CGVrdfcQ/viewform) Photo by Mantas Hesthaven on Unsplash Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Special Guests: Matt Broberg and Taylor Barnett-Torabi.

Our hosts elaborate on the notion that, apart from speaking engagements, much of the work undertaken by DevRel professionals remains backstage, yet through live streaming, they can learn publicly and involve community members, overcoming concerns and fostering engaging content for community learning. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

With the exception of speaking at conferences, much of what we do as DevRel professionals is behind-the-scenes. However, with live streaming, we’re able to not only learn in public, but bring our community members into the experience. While this can be intimidating, and lead to questions like “what if I make a mistake?” - or - “What if I don’t know all the answers?” - or - “How do I make sure I come across as knowledgeable while I’m also learning?” it can also be a great way to create engaging content that helps your community learn alongside you. Checkouts Laurent Bugnion * Learn Live (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/learn-live/?WT.mc_id=academic-0000-lbugnion) - the show I produce for Microsoft * GalaSoft (https://galasoft.ch/) - my website with my blog, past presentations and future appearances Darko Mesaros * AWS Community - Livestreams (https://community.aws/livestreams) * rup12 (https://www.rup12.net/) Wesley Faulkner * Spyware leak offers ‘first-of-its-kind’ look inside Chinese government hacking efforts (https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/23/isoon-china-government-hacking-spyware-leak/) Jason Hand * “Use Gemini AI to improve productivity while using Datadog” (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next/speakers?session=OPS206) @ Google Next * Datadog On Data Science (https://datadogon.datadoghq.com/episodes/datadog-on-data-science/) Mary Thengvall * The Roaring Days of Zora Lily (https://amzn.to/3uIwpUg) (and everything by Noelle Salazar) * Timeshifte (https://www.timeshifter.com/)r - app for avoiding jetlag Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Special Guests: Darko Mesaros and Laurent Bugnion.

PJ and Wesley expound on stories of success, what it takes to get to a "win" and reflect on their conversation with Ole and Kevin. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Sharing success stories can be helpful in finding what the next step is for your Developer Relations and Community team. That one project that just went perfectly; that moment that showed everyone things were moving forward. Today we’ll share the vision, strategy, approach, and bumps along the way and the end result…some stories of wins that will lead us forward. Checkouts Kevin Blanco * Davinci Resolve & Storytelling for DevRel (https://davinci.mov/) * Live every week Davinci Resolve & Storytelling for DevRel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinblanco/) Ole Hejlskov * Post-layoff assistance to find new positions - take it! Wesley Faulkner * BioDrop (https://www.biodrop.io/) - Heard from Eddie Jaoude * Tech Industry Mass Layoffs (https://youtu.be/UcSYHOubzJk) PJ Hagerty * Sunny Day Real Estate (https://combine.fm/spotify/track/1OlbUQSGl2vsB1S7CaprIw) by Novum Vetus Artwork photo by Jason Dent (https://unsplash.com/@jdent?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Special Guests: Kevin Blanco and Ole Hejlskov.

Wesley, PJ, and Jason wrap up their conversation about mentoring as well as being a mentee. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Part of the road to being better at Developer Relations is applying what we’ve learned and passing that knowledge on to others. Whether you are a direct mentor or leading a team of folks new to DevRel, it’s important to take stock of what we are doing and how we can best serve the people we know with the knowledge we have. Checkouts Tessa Kriesel * DevRel Day in the Life (https://www.learndevrel.com/tag/day-in-the-life/) * Minicow Cross Breeds (https://www.homesteadherds.com/mini-crossbreeds-better-for-homesteads/) Rosie Sherry * Community Economies: Reframing Wealth Building (https://www.homesteadherds.com/mini-crossbreeds-better-for-homesteads/) Wesley Faulkner * Why Platformer is leaving Substack (https://www.platformer.news/why-platformer-is-leaving-substack/) PJ Hagerty * Kim Jin San (https://open.spotify.com/album/0Kkc5MPB4rGHjibTvhjPMw?si=Wd_x6-ZkQaaTqN-aglJqbg) - you may have seen his guitar playing all over social media (https://youtu.be/6EV1FMcNbxw?si=_ftM5nEpsEStzus0), but he has even more really great music. * The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner (https://www.amazon.com/Mars-Room-Novel-Rachel-Kushner-ebook/dp/B075RX1YLM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B4GDQZQKLHJ9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5G-M76K1eQ6Rk8cszbSbV-qnZ-fOT0XOwWZ-EbKMqDSC3NviaKXEf7q3yptLs9dY_Mk4TntUJw8bGQp5ImiQf4FfPlgzgQE-9SRA17hrYVpML5pJ8HrKzHb8L6LJXyDK4Z8sUhENs2HEBkg5WI2xhhmO4aEIxRuXYxMVfRFUcDnE6bHsctFbVvb454xxIV9DZP2QtFv2-SY67Hb3l3tdCUX2ltkfUlprhksgCCPfYeA.r78wfy3gX1qS_bJ3CI2ppfDHNjnZ0LRIA7E4VbH8-ec&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Mars+Room&qid=1705687372&sprefix=the+mars+room%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1) - great book from the author of The Flamethrowers Jason Hand * Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification (https://www.amazon.com/Wiring-Winning-Organization-Slowification-Simplification/dp/1950508420) by Gene Kim * Nvidia GTC Conf (https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/) * Datadog On (https://datadogon.datadoghq.com/) Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Special Guests: Rosie Sherry and Tessa Kriessl.

Our Community Pulse hosts take a look back at 2023 - the episodes, the patterns, and our observations. Checkouts PJ Hagerty * Go see live music and support your local musicians! * Baldur's Gate 3 (https://baldursgate3.game/) deserves to be Game of the Year Jason Hand * The Midnight Library (https://amzn.to/47bcIkU) * A Court of Thorns and Roses (https://amzn.to/41B0zEL) * Fourth Wing (https://amzn.to/3RSxvp3) Mary Thengvall * Kindle Unlimited subscription (https://amzn.to/3RCVaIG) - $11.99/month for unlimited ebooks and audiobooks! Wesley Faulkner * Tesla is having issues producing 4680 cells for Cybertruck, sketchy report says | Electrek (https://electrek.co/2023/12/21/tesla-issues-producing-4680-cells-cybertruck-sketchy-report/) Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Mary, PJ, and Jason wrap up their conversation of the Common Room survey and what it might mean for the industry moving forward. Enjoy the podcast? Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

As the industry continues to change, keeping a pulse on it becomes even more difficult. Luckily, the team over at Common Room partnered with a number of DevRel professionals (some of whom are on this call!) to create a survey focused on DevRel compensation as well as roles and responsibilities, business impact, success metrics, and personal wellbeing. In this episode, we’ll talk about the results of the survey and learn what we can do to push the industry forward. 2023 Common Room Survey Results Overview (https://www.commonroom.io/blog/2023-developer-relations-compensation-and-culture-report-overview/) Checkouts Rebecca Marshburn * The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America (https://www.amazon.com/Color-Law-Forgotten-Government-Segregated/dp/1631494538?&linkCode=sl1&tag=persea-20&linkId=4c15702a44d9c65837b15d8b7d3976e7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl) by Richard Rothstein * Common Room DevRel playbooks (https://www.commonroom.io/playbooks/?filters=community/developer-relations) - Like ‘How to automate your GitHub triage processes’ and ‘Easily meet your support SLAs’: * re:Invent - come join our DevRel brunch! Invite here (https://commonroombrunchinvegas.splashthat.com/) - open to all! PJ Hagerty * New Wu-Tang Single (https://combine.fm/spotify/track/3vTSGUgTcDJHO47dlkzDcU) * Boygenius - The Rest (https://open.spotify.com/album/1n0esOkFQdL74PwMwTVgtz?si=QHLrBqmESzWpmFdqBOLSyg) * Southern Rites - a Photo documentary (https://www.eastman.org/doc-southernrites) * Ocean at the End of the Lane (https://www.amazon.com/Ocean-End-Lane-Novel/dp/0063070707) by Neil Gaiman Jason Hand * Re:invent Sessions (https://dtdg.co/3slq5ks) Mary Thengvall * Demon Copperhead (https://amzn.to/3tImsVQ) by Barbara Kingsolver * P!nk - new(ish) album (https://pink.lnk.to/TRUSTFALL) + concert experience Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Episode artwork by UX Indonesia (https://unsplash.com/@uxindo?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@uxindo?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) Special Guest: Rebecca Marshburn.

Join Wesley and PJ at DevRelCon. Both keynote speakers at this year's event, they had the chance to connect with some fantastic attendees. Here is a conversation straight from Wesley, PJ, and other attendees at DevRelCon. Artwork by Jack Finnigan (https://unsplash.com/@jackofallstreets) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@jackofallstreets). Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Special Guests: Alvin Bryan, Graham, and Kris Jenkins.

Are you ready for even more hot takes, strong opinions, fun and a little bit of snark? Join Wesley, Jason, and PJ as they continue the discussion. You won't want to miss it! Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

We all know there is no end to the various perceptions around what it is we do and who we are. It’s something that makes defining Developer Relations difficult and makes it difficult to describe to others. So what are some of the touch points and touchier topics when it comes to DevRel? Checkouts SJ Morris * lpubelts.com (https://lpubelts.com/) Wesley Faulkner * I, Robot - Isaac Aslmov (https://www.amazon.com/I-Robot-Isaac-Asimov-audiobook/dp/B0002P0F2G/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=I%2C+Robot&qid=1694104756&s=books&sr=1-1) PJ Hagerty * Baldur’s Gate 3 (https://baldursgate3.game/) * Sunny Day Real Estate (https://sunnyday.realestate/) Jason Hand * Workshop Week (https://www.datadoghq.com/event/workshop-week-2023/) * Reliable Machine Learning: Applying SRE Principles to ML in Production (https://www.amazon.com/Reliable-Machine-Learning-Principles-Production/dp/1098106229/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sre+for+machine+learning+o%27reilly&qid=1692981778&sr=8-1) Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Artwork photo by Mockup Graphics (https://unsplash.com/@mockupgraphics?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@mockupgraphics?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) Special Guest: SJ Morris.

Don't miss our hosts as they delve back into their takeaways from their conversation with Angie and Evan about the importance of clarifying and concentrating on your role. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

As we learned in Episode 79, “How We Broke DevRel as an Industry (https://www.communitypulse.io/79-how-we-broke-devrel-as-an-industry)”, sometimes the people in charge may not know how to set you up for success. The tasks you’re expected to do can take you away from your core focus. In today’s episode, we’ll talk through how to define your role and defend your team against that very real possibility of being tasked with items that don’t belong within your purview. Checkouts Evan Hamilton * Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World by Hans Rosling (https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250123828/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=580750427006&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9010222&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5641429314803382062&hvtargid=kwd-429505407993&hydadcr=22567_13493270&keywords=factfulness+by+hans+rosling&qid=1690810799&s=books&sr=1-1) * People I Mostly Admire speaks to Chicago’s innovative sheriff (https://freakonomics.com/podcast/chicagos-renegade-sheriff-wants-to-fix-law-enforcement/) * Chris Detzel (https://chrisdetzel.com/) * Community Manager Breakfast (https://www.evanhamilton.com/community-manager-breakfast/) Angie Jones * ChatGPT (https://openai.com/) * Hackathons! Wesley Faulkner * Positioning with April Dunford (http://positioning.show) * Setting up For Success in Your Next Role: Where to start? (https://www.devrelx.com/post/setting-up-for-success-in-your-next-role-where-to-start) Jason Hand * DASH conference (https://www.dashcon.io/) * Beginners Guide to Sketchnoting: Focus Better, Learn Faster and Remember Longer by Drawing Your Notes (https://a.co/d/eSaombF) by Ashton Rodenhiser Mary Thengvall * American Dirt (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45721673-american-dirt) by Jeanine Cummins * Puppy Training: Sexier than a Squirrel (https://absolute-dogs.com/product/squirrel/) Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5W9fMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=eb528c7de12b4d7a&nd=1&dlsi=b0c85248dabc48ce), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Artwork photo by Paul Skorupskas (https://unsplash.com/@pawelskor?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@pawelskor?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) Special Guests: Angie Jones and Evan Hamilton.