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The Engineering Leader is an unscripted exploration of how to build great software Engineering Teams and drive effective Digital Transformation. Hosted by Steve Westgarth; a passionate global engineering leader with an ambition to transform consumer healthcare on a multinational scale. Each week Steve speaks with people working at the top of their game within the software engineering community. This includes Engineers, Engineering Managers, SDETS, Product Owners, Engineering Directors and pe ...
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Barks from the Bookshelf

Barks from the Bookshelf

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Steve Goodall, Natalie Light & Corrin Goodall delve deep into some of the greatest and influential books about Dog Training and Behaviour as well as informative and entertaining interviews with the worlds best animal professionals.
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Well, well, well Bookshelvers you find us a fizzy as a feisty Foxhound as we set about round two of speaking with the brilliant Simone Mueller. As well as a wee bit of spoilers about Simone’s upcoming talk at DOGx2024 we spend the majority of our conversation talking about, one of, the most searched dog training topics online… Loose Lead Walking. W…
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Hey, Hey, Hey Bookshelvers! You find us feeling as focused as a sincere sighthound silently stalking a stag! Why you ask? Well it’s all to do with this amazing conversation we’ve had with Professor Carri Westgarth. To say we’re excited to share it with you is, one heck of, an understatement. We really do cover VAST number of topics including some d…
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HOW DO YOU ALL DO BOOKSHELVERS!? Another fortnight has passed and that means another sparkling new episode of Barks from the Bookshelf is here to tickle your, dog nerd, ear buds into joyus submission. This week is a WHOPPER of an episode BUT it’s a whopper for a very good reason! This week We are thrilled to interview the wonderful force of nature …
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We hope we find you well Bookshelvers!? What an insightful and delightful chat we had with Dr Chris Little here at Barks HQ. This was one of those chats FULL of great advice and stories. Have you ever wanted to nurture a better relationship with your vet? Would you like to simultaneously increase your knowledge of dogs as well as gain a deeper unde…
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HOW THE DEVIL ARE YOU BOOKSHELVERS!? What a treat we have in store for you this week here at Barks HQ. We are joined by yet another awesome author, the excellent Simone Mueller. Not only has Simone written some of the most helpful, accessible and informative books on how to work with a dog with a high predatory behaviours but she will also be prese…
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HOW'S TRICKS BOOKSHELVERS??? We are back with a informative, funny and life affirming chat with the wonderful Cat Henstridge (known to all as Cat the Vet). Cat is known to many of you as the voice of reason for the veterinary profession on social media. Her informative, entertaining videos dispense crucial information to the public and professional…
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HEY HEY HEY Bookshelvers! We are back this week with another DOGx 2024 special for you! This episode we get to interview the awesome Belinda (Bee) Johnson & Fran Murtaugh of the wonderful charity Dog Aid. It never fails to amaze us as to how this amazing charity change the lives of physically disabled people by enabling them to train their own pet …
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Hey Hey Hey Bookshelvers! We hope this podcast finds your eyes well :) We have a treat in store today for you listeners. We are talking to the wonderful Ryan Dillon who will be presenting at this years DOGx 2024. We chat all things dog research, how to work in a team, self reflection and a bit of bakery to make us all hungry. Nat, Corrin and Steve …
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BRACE YOURSELVES BOOKSHELVERS... FOR THE APOCALYPSE COMETH! Well that's not strictly true BUT what if it did? What if a cataclysmic event wiped us hoomans off the face of the earth and left our dogs to fend for themselves without us? What would happen??? This is the premise of the wonderful book "A Dog's World" written by returning guest Jessica Pi…
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HEY, HEY, HEY BOOKSHELVERS! You're going to want to get this episode in your eardrums like a man trailing Bloodhound vacuums scent into their nostrils! Not only is Tamsin Durston... 1. A returning guest... 2. An all round wonderful human being... 3. An excellent writer who has authored an excellent book we all need in our lives... But on top of ALL…
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Well slobber us up like a St. Bernard's dinner Bookshelvers! Another returning guest this week at Barks from Headquarters! Corrin and Steve are joined by the amazing Andrew Hale to talk through LOADS and LOADS of great stuff. We delve into the Crufts conundrum, helpful tips on coaching guardians, how to care for yourself in the sector and how we ca…
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BOOM BOOM BOOKSHELVERS! Nat & Steve are back for another show and this week we are talking to the amazing Stephanie Rousseau about her wonderful book HOW TO RAISE A PUPPY: A Dog-centric Approach which she co-authored with the legendary Turid Rugaas. This really is a wonderful book for dog professionals and care givers alike. We delve deep into all …
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How are you Bookshelvers!? We are back for another informative, fun packed episode talking all things rescue with the funny, clever and, occasionally, dapper Tom Candy. Tom is yet another amazing speaker appearing at the DOGx conference this year so we thought we better catch up and find out more about him and the important work he does on a daily …
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What's cooking Bookshelvers!? This episode we are super excited to have the absolutely wonderful Dr Amber Batson joining us. It isn't everyday that you find a personality in the dog world who is both insanely interesting and ridiculously funny! We were thrilled to have Amber agree to talk at last years PACT Connecting Communities Conference, where …
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Good Morning, afternoon or, indeed, evening Bookshelvers! We have a stonker of an episode for you this week. Nat and Steve have been wanting to talk to the amazing human that is Sindhoor Pangal for a while now and we finally got our wish. Steve took Sindhoors book "Dog knows" on his holidays last year and smashed through it in a few days and since …
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Howdy doody Bookshelvers! We're back! And we're back with a blast! This weeks guest is none other than the amazing Grisha Stewart. We've been wanting to waffle about dogs, behaviour, humanity and music for a long time and, cor blimey, guv'nor, we are glad we finally got to hang out. This one is for anyone that is just as interested in the human end…
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Hey Budding Business Bookshelvers!!! This podcast is a super special one off to showcase some ideas from THREE (yes THREE) of the amazing speakers at our upcoming conference... This is an absolute must for.... 1. Anyone who has suddenly (or not so suddenly) found themselves working in the dog professional industry! 2, Anyone who is currently workin…
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Howdy Bookshelvers! We hope this episode finds you all well and enthusiastic to get more dog talk in those ears!!! This week Nat & Steve chew the proverbial yak bar fat with the wonderful Sarah Tapsell as part of our "Connecting Communities" series. Sarah will be speaking at our upcoming Connecting Communities Conference in Winchester so this is ju…
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How's Tricks Bookshelvers? We can hardly contain our excitement this week as we have a lovely conversation with, friend of the podcast and all round wonderful human Patricia McConnell. This is Patricia's second appearance and we are already planning the third (which is likely to take place in person at a pub somewhere)!! Patricia is one of the keyn…
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Howdy Bookshelvers! Have you ever pondered the difference between a behaviourist and trainer? Have you ever daydreamed of how the whole professional dog community could work together for the greater good? Well this one is for you! Joining us for the second episode in our 'Connecting Communities' series is the wonderful Danielle Beck. Danielle is re…
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Where the heck have we been Bookshelvers? Well... It's fair to say we've been busy bees. Since we took over PACT it's been a joyus whirling dervish of learning, fun, content creation and teaching. We hope our hiatus hasn't left you audio lonely for top quality dog related pod fun?! So we are back! and this week we are starting our Connecting Commun…
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In this episode I'm joined by Jen Walton, a Senior Product Manager currently working at Haleon having previously worked in product focussed roles at both Boots and Microlise. We chat about the difference between project and product and the role that product management plays in driving forward digital transformation.…
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In this episode I am joined by Pat Kua an experienced technical leader who chats to me about developing a great engineering culture. We talk about roles within the team and the importance of providing the team with strong architectural foundations using concepts such as Domain Driven Design. Pat is the creator of the levelup newletter, is ex CTO at…
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Salaries of engineers are growing exponentially, it is therefore critical for organisations to ensure that the engineers working with us have the skills that we really need. In this episode I explore my top 5 tips for how you can drive engineers skills within your organisation: Number 1: Create a Skills Matrix Number 2: Limit the number of programm…
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Today on the Engineering Leader I’m joined by Usman Hamid – Vice President of Enterprise Architecture and Engineering at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare – my own company which is due to become separate and become a standalone Consumer Healthcare company called Haleon later this month. In this episode we chat about the role of Enterprise Archite…
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Marcos Placona is Director of Developer Relations at Sourcegraph and in this episode will chat about the importance of developer relations within modern software houses. We also explore how to build great teams and the importance of valuing engineers as skilled professionals who have the power to unlock superpowers for your organisation.…
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In this episode we explore leadership through the lens of Neuroscience and Ayurveda. Reena Dayal is an executive Mentor, Team Coach and Leadership Accelerator with the Collaborators UK where she focusses on helping leaders to unleash their superpowers in order to make a real difference while refining their leadership legacy. If you've feel the need…
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Today on the Engineering Leader I’m joined by Mo Shalchi, a director of Engineering at GSK where he works as part of my team focussed on building core platform capabilities and web propositions predominantly within the MERN tech stack. In this episode we talk about all things Javascript and why it it our language of choice within our Engineering te…
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Today on the Engineering Leader I’m joined by Chris Hay, a distinguished Engineer at IBM IX where he focusses on exploring technology trends so that he can effectively guide teams and customers on their digital transformation journey. Chris is a futurist and spends a lot of time thinking about and evangelising about what is next for technology. In …
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Rob is an iOS engineer working at Curva, previously having worked at Capital One. He specialises in mobile accessibility and is the author of the book Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps. In this episode we talk about all things to do with mobile accessibility. We explore tools and libraries that engineers can use to build accessible apps and chat abo…
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Amar is Lead Technologist at Boots where is focusses on leading solution architecture, tech design and governance for business solutions being developed across customer platforms including Boots.com and the Boots Mobile App. In this episode we discuss the role of a Solution Architect and how individuals working in this capacity can help organisatio…
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In this Episode Steve shares his thoughts on 7 Things Every Engineering Leader Must Do to Build an Effective Engineering Organisation. 1. How can we align patterns, principles and standards across teams to improve maintainability and minimize disruption when individuals leave teams? 2. How can we minimize team silos and develop a cross functional c…
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In this Episode I chat to Chris Roberts, CEO at Nimble Approach. Chris is passionate about Agile ways of working and is a strong proponent of building cross functional teams. Chris has worked as Agile Delivery Lead at Team level, as an Agile Coach leading transformations and set up an Agile Development Hub for the Home Office. He now through his ow…
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This week I'm joined by Chris Barker a principal software engineer working at Jagular Landrover. Chris is also a published author having released books focussed on iOS with Swift and Swift UI.In this episode we chat about the state of mobile engineering, pros and cons of cross platform development and explore how to structure engineering teams in o…
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In this episode I chat to Dario Incalza, CTO for Accounton and Lawren where he manages the software and security teams that build and secure scalable platforms that digitise the ways that accountants and lawyers work.Dario is a highly technical hands-on strategist, with expertise in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. He enjoys coaching and …
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In this episode Jaime Lopez joins me to discuss how to build great engineering teams. During the conversation we explore influencing senior leadership and helping teams to understand the bigger picture in terms of what the organisation is trying to achieve and why. Jaime is a developer relations manager working at Jack Henry and Associates where hi…
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Jaime Lopez is a developer relations manager working at Jack Henry and Associates where his focusses on developing open banking API’s. He is also the co-host of the more than just code podcast. Jaime will be joining me on the Engineering Leader this week to discuss how to build great engineering teams. In this moment Jaime reflect on the importance…
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This week my guest is Tim Condon, a member of the Vapor core team and server side swift team lead at raywenderlich.com. In this episode we discuss all things Server Side Swift including the new concurrency features coming to Vapor with the introduction of Async Await. We also discuss whether Vapor really is production ready and what organisations c…
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In this episode Xavier Gouchet, a software engineering team lead at DataDog talks about the importance of focussing on performance right at the outset of any development project.It was also great to spend some time focussed on approaches to automated testing and we discuss the concept of mutation testing and how it can add value to your development…
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Rob Merrett is Managing Director at Credera a company specialising in supporting clients to build out their cloud infrastructure. In this episode Rob talks about cloud strategy focussing on the Engineering hurdles that must be overcome in order for organisations to benefit from cloud adoption. During the conversation Rob shares insights regarding l…
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In this episode Alex Karp, an Engineering Manager at Twitter, discusses the role of the Engineering Manager and the importance of valuing difference within Engineering teams. During the discussion we explore how we as leaders have the power to invest in our people and the benefits that this investment drives in the organisations that we work within…
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In this moment some of my guests reflect upon strategies that they have successfully applied to align people process and technology. This common theme is a consistent challenge across organisations and the alignment strategies suggested in this moment are applicable in every industry.על ידי Steve Westgarth
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