Learnings from the Middle
Learnings from the Middle
Brian Olson and John Christensen
A software engineer and a product owner, long-time friends, occasional coworkers, and occasional Halo opponents, delve into their career experiences and learnings over the last decade+. Covering topics like stress at work, positive product, and engineering interactions, and projects we’re most proud of we hope you can benefit from what we’ve learned so far and see us continue learning as we go! All opinions are our own and not our employer’s or anyone else’s.
Joining a new team!
John and Brian recently changed jobs and talk through their approaches to getting ramped up in a new role. They cover gaining practical credibility, building rapport with coworkers, and the more abstract ways they find meaningful ways to contribute quickly. All opinions are our own and not our employers or anyone else's.
Jul 24, 2022
1 hr
One on Ones!
John and Brian talk about their regular one on ones with managers over the course of their careers, touching on one on one cadence, whether or not they share personal topics, how tactical or strategic they try to be, and how often they take a step back to talk about career development.   All opinions are our own and not our employers or anyone else's.
Jul 6, 2022
54 min
Stress at Work
John and Brian delve into the different dynamics of stress at work as a product owner and a software engineer. What causes you stress? What do you do to get perspective? What practical steps do you take to move forward? How do you gain empathy for that difficult coworker who seems to cause a lot of stress? We'll discuss these questions and more this week!
Jun 27, 2022
1 hr 13 min