The SDG Podcast

An "Imposter" pretends to be something they are not, until they can no longer hide their incompetence and are found out. Imposter syndrome is the fear that you are not competent enough to succeed, and are therefore an imposter. How do we deal with this and come out triumphant in the end?

The logging landscape has evolved from the near past of files on the web server to the rich logging frameworks and cloud logging tools that we know today. The podcasters discuss the importance of logging and some philosophical takes on the what, when and why of modern logging.

Working from home taught us it was possible to connect remotely but as we get used to the new normal of a hybrid workforce, how do we go beyond the screen to connect?

There are good days and bad days, but when work gets tough and becomes all bad days, how do you hang in there and make it to the finish line?

SDG's Melanie Sorensen joins us to talk about user research. Why it is critical for UI/UX design and for an organization to really know their customers and users, and how they work.

A gentleman named Mark Manson wrote a book called: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck!, on this episode we apply the mostly counter-intuitive wisdom to consulting. If you hear many bleeps, those are the times that we said the word duck. I swear!

What's new in Dev-Ops? The podcasters dive into the history of Dev-Ops, automating infrastructure with code, and deploying and maintaining services and features in cloud architectures.

Today we talk about rules. How important are they? Do we need them? Should we break the rules? What is the impact rules have on our lives?

RPG (Role Playing Game) enthusiast Steve Bunda joins us to talk about the benefits of playing Dungeons and Dragons we can take into the real world. Lessons in teamwork, soft-skills, leadership and more!

The Podcasters are joined by one of our Agile/Scrum experts to talk about stuff not to do in an agile project.

The Generation X podcasters chat with a Millennial and a Gen-Z'er to figure out if we need to do anything as members of different generations to work better together.

It's all about connections! So how do you connect with your team, company, and coworkers? How do you maintain that feeling of connection? How do you maintain connections in a hybrid work setting? We discuss all of this and more!

Expectations: How we can keep from disappointing ourselves and others for failing to predict the future.

Is attending a tech conference worth it? We talk to Jeff Urban about Tech Conferences from the perspective of an attendee, speaker, and organizer and share our experiences.

Feeling undervalued, under appreciated, underpaid, and/or under-recognized. The podcasters adopt as positive an attitude as possible and try to figure out how to know when your feelings are justified or if you are just being paranoid, expecting too much or misreading the situation.

In the pursuit of the ultimate BLT sandwich, Brien Coffield joins us to talk about getting started with indoor or outdoor gardening.

The podcasters talk about fads. Business fads, tech fads, and other fads. We may have mistaken some trends for fads, so I guess we are talking about trends as well.

The Podcasters lean on a few of our data people to understand the evolution of data, data literacy, and joining the new world of Data in the cloud.

In the third and final part of our series on building a great team, Nick Bruecken joins us to talk about coming together as a well oiled machine that gets it done and how to keep it that way.

Part 2 of a 3 part series on building a great team with Nick Bruecken. Storming: Now that you have formed, how do you finish "Storming" to get everyone settled into their roles and how the team will operate, and then move on to "Norming" where the team is operating as well oiled machine?

Part 1 of a 3 part series on building a great team with Nick Bruecken. Forming and Storming: How do you field and form a team to get everyone on board and heading in the right direction and ready to work on your project or initiative? As a team member, what can you do to help the process along?

We ask Danny from the JavaScript practice a lot of questions about the latest stuff in the world of Front End Development.

What have we learned from Comics and Comic Book Movies? Anything? Everything? Listen as the Podcasters dive into life lessons taught from their favorite superheros.

We have quite a bit of experience among the podcasters doing interviews and being interviewed. Listen as we discuss interview hot topics, tips and horror stories of our past interviews.

Asking the right questions of the right people at the right time are critical for a project to be successful. Gucci joins us to share her experiences as a BA and Scrum Master to answer our questions about questions.