Si 'Cast
Thoughts, ramblings and significant events of a self-confessed tech geek. Si talks about his experience working in the tech scene on a range of products, projects and the stories along the way. Find Si (Jobling) on Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Linkedin and many more platforms if you'd like to know more or get involved.
Episodes
On International Vlogging Day, I decided to record a single-take, unedited vlog after spotting the day in my calendar, because it reminded me of the early era of regular, raw video blogging.
I reflect on how “vlogging” has drifted toward polished video podcasting, and why I still see podcasts as audio-first, echoing James Cridland’s line that "a podcast is for your ears while your eyes are busy".
I share a chat with...
Kicking off a new season of podcast episodes, reviving an old Product On A Page format I used to blog on a regularly basis.
This time, it's about mental health therapy and how it correlates with agile software delivery to make it more accessible, trying to shake the stigma often associated with mental health.
What are your thoughts?
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This is the 7th PETALS Snapshot.
CHAPTERS
00:44 Leaving ASOS 03:13 Toolkits, toolkits, toolkits 05:46 Measuring team health with OKRs 07:00 Time-ranged responses in the app 10:47 Devops Notts confirmed 12:32 Final thoughts
SHOW NOTES
New Toolkits page https://petals.team/toolkits
Inside Bramble - Day 100: Website Shenanigans https://open.spotify.com/episode/4n7O2Zkg0PNIpp2whrF5lb
This is PETALS Snapshot 6 when Si talks about the new Microsoft Form, new Snapshots page, some more fixes and some automation concepts with Slack.
00:45 Scores 01:50 DKIM Fail 02:41 New Snapshots page 03:27 Microsoft Toolkit in progress 05:33 IFTTT to Slack 07:01 Another public talk 08:11 Chipping away
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This is PETALS Snapshot 5 as we get back into the rhythm of it all.
RUNNING ORDER
00:43 Scores are up 01:04 Low serenity with bugs 03:40 Cookie banner now in place 04:32 App requirements with Brian 06:09 Wireframing in Freeform iOS 07:02 Mailing list themes 08:51 EOY reflections 10:34 First talk & memorable URLs
SHOW NOTES
https://petals.team/google-toolkit should now work https://petals.team/youtube for the Youtube cha...
This is PETALS Snapshot 4, the one after a Summer break.
00:55 Scores 01:14 Low productivity 02:13 Privacy content updates 02:37 Stickers 03:33 Email automation with Zapier 04:50 Myles @ Doxy 07:56 More content & cookies 08:58 Summer is over
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Episode Notes
The one when Si talks about launching the new Google Toolkit to the mailing list and how to bring joy to your work.
00:45 Scores 01:07 Where is your happy place? 02:27 Google Toolkit Launch 04:00 Brand tone in email 06:10 PETALS for distributed teams 08:20 Going global 09:31 Youtube thumbnails 10:16 Podcast feed 10:34 Taking a summer break
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Show Notes
This is the 2nd PETALS Snapshot, looking back since launching the website, working through some of the feedback and fitting in a chat with Brian Suda about how to use the data in different contexts.
00:13 What is PETALS? 00:32 Ratings 00:59 Since Launch 02:44 Emoji Encoding Fail 03:24 Google Suite Toolkit 04:42 Personalised Scores 06:05 Coffee with Brian 07:48 New Podcast Feed 08:59 Other Side Distractions 10:11 Credits
Si introduces a new website and framework for improving team health and culture, using it to regularly reflect on the project as a podcast and video diary.
This week, he focuses on some of the early feedback on fonts, Netlify Deploy Previews and the amazing community providing useful suggestions.
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Team meetings IRL, accountability on side project goals, RØDE NT-USB and Simon Dunmore
ADMIN
- First Monthly newsletter on Buttondown
- Descript templates & content style guides in progress with Canva
WORK
- Engineering team meetings IRL: stand ups, huddles, retros - good times with Sharpies and Post-It's… and PETALS works with (new) mobile friendly tools.
SIDES
- PETALS.team content first before wiref...
ADMIN
- Best day for newsletters - end of month, start of month or middle? Which week day? (Poll available in Spotify)
WORK
- Structuring PDPs in Confluence using custom templates, breaking down goals to objectives with action plans, resources, potential blockers, realistic goal dates & evidence
SIDES
- PETALS.team plan now in Trello with MLP (not MVP), plus POC design on Canva
TECH
Inner source projects, the end of Make Life Work, Notion app and Brian Cox on Mars.
This is Weekly 2023.13, recorded on Friday 14th April 2023.
00:18 Admin
- More visuals in the videos - yay or nay?
01:48 Work
- How to contribute towards inner source projects with maintainers, pipelines, GitHub conventions: https://innersourcecommons.org
04:28 Sides
- Blog about end of Make Life Work (as we know it): https://s...
Weekly 2023.12 talks career milestones, plenty PETALS, diving back into code and Race Across The World.
Recorded on Friday 31 March 2023.
00:05 Admin
- No content next week (Easter holiday), back on 17th April
- Also considering shifting the angle to more lessons learned - thoughts?
00:57 Work
- 2 years an EM back @ ASOS, approaching 10 years since joining
- Working on PETALS feedback from other teams
02:21 Sides
- ...
Serendipitous water-cooler moments, sharing Make Life Work editing duties with Adrian and QI chargers for wired headphones.
This is Weekly 2023.11, recorded on Friday 24th March 2023.
00:14 Admin
No major changes apart from the segue audio, using the standard music bed for consistency - any better?
01:02 Work
- Serendipitous water-cooler conversations after office visit with some really useful outcomes - I miss them!
- 6 mid-year ...
Youtube engagement beats podcasts, difficult work-life balances across the pond and improving smart speaker locations.
Admin
Engagement is better on YouTube but podcasts don't lend well to it. Newsletter is not growing. What does the future hold?
Work
Soft internal launch of our new Tech brand to some huge audiences after 18 months of effort Mid year review done - useful reflections, noticeable improvement areas, PETALS getting ...
Admin 🛠️
- Submitted to Amazon, Boomplay, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, ListenNotes now I've got a steady cadence and healthy 2 month archive
- The new segues between sections - thoughts?
Work 🏢
- Feedback models - speedback, forms - what works?
Sides 💻
- Side project references on Linkedin (F1 Calendar and Make Life Work with Montserrat Cano) - yay or nay?
Tech 🤓
Onsiters, breaking down siloes and how to automatically syndicate podcasts to YouTube
Admin 🛠️
- Inbox Edition gets more insights but with deep-links to video and audio
Work 🏢
- On-siter to discuss roles and responsibilities between EM’s, PL’s and BA’s
- Fresh off Tech Develops about innovation and breaking down siloes
Sides 💻
- Our first On The Side Focus Time
- Work...
ADMIN 🛠️
- Shorter week after weekend away in Belgium 🇧🇪 and France 🇫🇷
WORK 🏢
- Awkward conversations IRL - the lost art after 3 years of remote working
SIDES 💻
- Design by committee!
- House Finesse event pencilled for weekend in August
- On The Side Focus Time for Sunday evenings (demand, voting, committing)
- Recorded Make Life Work with Ian Lurie
TECH 🤓
- Make Life Work content from GitHub mobile...
ADMIN 🛠️
- Quickie Friday morning before work and weekend away
WORK 🏢
- Shiny new Birmingham office in "tallest office block outside London"
SIDES 💻
- Exploring House Finesse summer event in Colchester
- Record MLW with Montserrat Cano
TECH 🤓
- Monzo virtual card to manage sides
ENTERTAINMENT 🎭
- 📺 Humans on All4 ★★★★★
ADMIN 🛠️
- Skipping over LIFE - is it TMI?
- Shall I try one main thing from each section to keep it shorter?
WORK 🏢
- Ways of working manifesto workshop - hybrid mode with Miro
SIDES 💻
- Make Life Work S10 with Mike & Sam - regular focus time
- Made It To The Weekend on House Finesse
TECH 🤓
- Belkin MagSafe mount - is it worth £30?
- Google App Scripts for Apple Health thanks to ChatGPT ...
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