The second episode of the Vernon Richard show discusses the PeersCon conference and highlights some of the key talks. Topics covered include the concept of minimal shippable risk, the importance of psychological safety in creating a productive work environment, the challenges and learnings of stepping into a leadership role, and the role of DevOps in organisations.

We express our appreciation for the speakers and their valuable insights. The conversation covered various themes, including the importance of embracing DevOps and the role of testers in the process. The concept of glue work, which involves technical leadership and ensuring collaboration and success, was discussed. The negative impact of debates on LinkedIn and the need for respectful and curious engagement were highlighted. The importance of framing conversations and choosing the right medium for discussions was emphasized. The idea of thinking like a scientist and valuing getting right over being right was also explored.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - Our overall thoughts about the inaugural PeersCon event
03:00 - Heather Reid's presentation "Wait! That's not tested"
12:05 - Jit Gosai's presentation "Psychological safety – The link between speaking up, complexity and high performing teams"
16:48 - Al Goodall's presentation "Things I Learned being a new(ish) Quality Manager"
20:43 - Beth Clarke's presentation "Being the Glue: The Role DevOps in Testing"
26:38 - Leigh Rathbone's presentation "The history of testing and why its important as it feeds our future"
27:44 - Debates on LinkedIn
32:05 - Choosing the right medium for sharing ideas and managing your energy
35:04 - The challenges of online debate
39:44 - Preachers, Prosectors, Politicians and thinking like a Scientist

Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:

• 00:32 - The PeersCon website
• 02:28 - The Testing Peers podcast 
• 03:00 - Heather Reid 
  • Heather's blog 
  • Heather's LinkedIn
• 07:55 - Vernon's Quality Coaching Kickstart Guide 
• 12:05 - Jit Gosai 
  • Jit's blog 
  • Jit's Quality Engineering Newsletter 
  • Jit's LinkedIn
• 16:48 - Al Goodall 
  • Al's blog  
  • Al's LinkedIn
• 20:43 - Beth Clarke 
  • Beth's blog 
  • Beth's LinkedIn
• 22:33 - "First time?" meme from Maaike Brinkhof 
• 23:39 - Tanya Reilly Glue Work
• 26:38 - Leigh Rathbone 
  • Leigh's LinkedIn
• 29:50 - Testing vs Checking
• 30:02 - Context Driven Testing
• 30:18 - Caleb Crandall
  • Caleb's great post about mindset 
  • Caleb's LinkedIn 
• 33:05 - James Bach 
  • James' blog 
• 39:06 - Vernon explaining Coaching and being 2% right on Deena McKay's Black Tech Unplugged podcast
• 39:24 - Adam Grant explaining Preachers, Prosectors, Politicians and thinking like a Scientist on the Diary of a CEO podcast