My slides from SmartMobil 2014
Focus on how you build not just on what you build from Kevin Goldsmith
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#CultureCode for Engineers – Slideshare blog
An interview with me and some learnings from my Building a Strong Engineering Culture deck. http://blog.slideshare.net/2014/04/11/weekend-reading-an-engineering-perspective-on-culturecode/
View ArticleA recording of my talk from SudWeb 2014
Forgot that I had a head cold when I gave this talk, so my voice sounds a bit rough, and I start a bit slow. So sorry about that, but I’m so grateful for the high quality recording that the SudWeb team...
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Upcoming talks, Fall 2014
I’ve got some talks lined up for this fall, including my first talk in Asia! ProductTank STHLM – Stockholm, Sweden – August 27, 2014 Nice to talk again in my home city, and super excited to be...
View ArticleMy slides from ProductTank Sthlm
I was asked to speak about how we align around the product while we maintain autonomous teams. Given that this was a talk to product people rather than engineers or coaches, I tried to keep it focused...
View ArticleThe video of my talk from QCon Shanghai is live
Had a great time at QCon, met a ton of interesting folks, and the organizers were awesome. The video and slides are now live on their site:...
View ArticleHave a few talks scheduled this year so far
I’ve scheduled a few talks this year, including one next week in Minsk! I always list my upcoming talks on my website, so you can go there if you are interested in seeing if I am speaking near you. As...
View ArticleApportioning Monoliths: my talk from Minsk
Here are the slides from my Minsk talk about breaking up monoliths in your schedule, your team and in your software architectures can increase velocity and innovation.
View ArticleThe Spotify Tribe: My talk from Spark The Change last week
The Spotify Tribe from Kevin Goldsmith The organizers of Spark the Change in London asked me to speak about the Spotify matrix model. I was only too happy to comply. It was a great conference, and I...
View ArticleVideo of my talk “Apportioning Monoliths”
This was my talk at the Daho.am conference. Listening back to it now, I am struck by how often I said “many, many.” And I cursed! I usually try not to do that. So, it’s a bit of a looser take on this...
View ArticleSpeaking in London on January 28th
I’ll be speaking at the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport about Spotify’s organization, but also about how we use data to drive our decision making. Tickets are somewhat limited, to reserve a...
View ArticleInnovation, Autonomy and Accountability: my talk to the UK Department of...
I was asked to speak at the UK Department of Media, Culture and Sport in January. One thing that often comes up when you talk to people about autonomous organizations is the subject of accountability....
View ArticleHow Spotify Builds Products – my slides from May 2016 talks
These are my slides from the talks I gave at infoShare in GDansk and to ao.com and Think Money in Manchester. The talk in Poland was a shortened version of this content. This is a sort of mega-mix of...
View ArticleMy slides from Seattle Code Camp
Fail Safe, Fail Smart, Succeed It was great speaking in Seattle once again. This is an updated version of my earlier talk on failure. Failure is critical to innovation. So if you need to fail to...
View ArticleTalks: 1st half 2017
I’ve been remiss in posting since I’ve been back in Seattle. Readjusting to life in the states, and adjusting to the new role has kept me busy. I hope to rectify that in the future. I have been lucky...
View ArticleMy slides from the Business Transformation and Operational Excellence Summit
Agile Business Transformation
View ArticleMy Talk and Interview from JAX 2017 in Mainz, Germany
My keynote talk is here. The introduction is in German, but my talk is in English. Afterward, Sebastian Meyen and I sat down to talk about pioneers, settlers and town builders, evolving culture and...
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Slides from my talk on Distributed Teams
Distributed Teams from Kevin Goldsmith Compare the Market was nice enough to invite me to speak at their tech managers’ off-site about distributed teams. This talk reflects my own experience leading...
View ArticleTranscript of my speech from OPEX Week Summer 2018
I was delighted to be invited to speak and participate on a panel at the OPEX Week Summer conference today. While it is not my specific function, I do learn a lot from understanding other disciplines...
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