What possible mistakes should I be aware of as a new engineering manager? Typical mistakes that almost every new engineering manager makes, why they are bad, and how to avoid them. 

How can people without a traditional tech background get access to jobs in technology? As a manager, what can I do to find that kind of talent, and provide on-ramps to a career in tech? What roadblocks are there typically, and how to solve them? For this episode, rather than just me talking, I interviewed an expert in this field: William A. Adams, an engineering manager and advisor to the CTO at Microsoft, with a long history of succesful initiatives to increase diversity in tech hiring. 

Find more info at aka.ms/leap and william-a-adams.com

Holiday gifts from nerds - how you can give the gift of technology to make your loved ones' lifes better.

Some services or products mentioned:
Online backup: https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html
Photo backup: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.clouddrive.photos
PC Remote control: https://www.teamviewer.com/en/products/teamviewer/
my favorite ebook reader: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KTZ8249
iOS podcast app: https://overcast.fm/
Android podcast app (also cross-platform): https://www.pocketcasts.com/

Holiday gifts for nerds - what you can give the nerd in your life that they would not think of themselves

Retro gaming:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_NES_Classic_Edition
https://genesismini.sega.com/
https://gpd.hk/gpdxdplus

Coffee table books:
iconic: a photographic tribute to apple
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/098858171X/
super nes or mega drive pixel book https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-snes-pixel-book
Atlas obscura https://www.amazon.de/Atlas-Obscura-Explorers-Worlds-Wonders/dp/1523506482
the geek atlas
https://www.amazon.de/Geek-Atlas-Places-Science-Technology/dp/0596523203