Testers' Island Discs EP61 - Conor Fitzgerald

Fresh from last month’s TestBash adventure, Neil is joined by fellow conference attendee Conor Fitzgerald, who brings his experiences as co-founder of the Ministry of Testing Cork meetup, as well as from his many years as tester, manager and toastmaster. On our agenda today, we discuss conferences and meetups (including the challenges of running both in-person and remote events), moving into management roles, how to lead when you can’t see people, and how good listening is often even more important than good speaking. From a musical perspective, Conor does a fantastic job of debuting a few timeless bands onto our playlist, including some classic grunge and rock, and a third appearance by one of Neil’s favourite acts. Plus a load of bonus book recommendations! Podcast Links: Poppulo Ministry of Testing Cork Cork Toastmasters Club Powerpoint Karaoke YouTube: Super Voice series Ministry of Testing Meetups Lena Wiberg - Would Heu-Risk It? Amazon: Kate Murphy - You’re Not Listening Slideshare: Conor Fitzgerald - As testers, do we do more harm than good? (2021 version) Modern Testing Conor Fitzgerald - Guiding Principles blog post Ronald Cummings-John & Owais Peer - Leading Quality Elisabeth Hendrickson - Explore It! Kim Scott - Radical Candor Michael Bungay Stanier - The Coaching Habit Conor on Twitter: @ConorFi Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter