Strugglecast

How to Give and Receive Feedback

Feedback is a critical aspect of career growth, but giving and receiving it can be tricky. In this episode, Natalia, Lisa and Sunjay talk about handling feedback and provide some handy tips along the way. Resources for Giving and Receiving Feedback * "2 Tips To Get Better At Accepting Constructive Criticism At Work", Mark Travers [https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2023/01/08/2-tips-to-get-better-at-accepting-constructive-criticism-at-work] * Friday Night Lights [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758745/] (great speeches! 📣) * Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization,  John Wooden and Steve Jamison [https://www.amazon.com/Wooden-Leadership-Create-Winning-Organization/dp/0071453393] * "Lesson #15: Emotional intelligence is your best friend", Lessons in Engineering Leadership, Kelly Vaughn [https://www.engineeringleadership.xyz/p/lesson-15-emotional-intelligence] * "Lesson #19: How to conduct better performance reviews", Lessons in Engineering Leadership, Kelly Vaughn [https://www.engineeringleadership.xyz/p/lesson-19-how-to-conduct-better-performance] Love what you're hearing? See more ways we're #creatingZEAL @ codingzeal.com [https://www.codingzeal.com/] 🥳

Navigating Work and Life in Tech

Maintaining work-life balance can be a major challenge, especially in tech. In this episode, Lisa, Natalia, and Sunjay share their struggles with work-life balance and provide some helpful insights along the way. Resources for Maintaining Work-Life Balance * "How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance", Allison Pohle [https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-improve-your-work-life-balance-11608244271] * "Work Life Balance", Mental Health America [https://www.mhanational.org/work-life-balance] * Glassdoor [https://www.glassdoor.com/] * Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, Matthew Walker [https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144316] * Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, Celeste Headlee [https://www.amazon.com/Do-Nothing-Overworking-Overdoing-Underliving/dp/1984824732] * HBR Guide to Work-Life Balance: Set boundaries, Manage competing demands, Be present, Harvard Business Review [https://store.hbr.org/product/hbr-guide-to-work-life-balance/10249] * Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live), Eve Rodsky [https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Play-Game-Changing-Solution-When/dp/0525541942/] Love what you're hearing? See more ways we're #creatingZEAL @ codingzeal.com [https://www.codingzeal.com/] 🥳

Transitioning into Tech

Transitioning into tech can feel daunting. In this episode, Lisa, Natalia, and Sunjay break down their career transitions and offer some great advice for navigating the switch. Resources for Transitioning into Tech * The Design Of Everyday Things, Don Norman [https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654] * Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job, Jon Acuff [https://www.amazon.com/Quitter-Closing-Between-Your-Dream/dp/B00VN01CBM/] * Necessary Endings, Henry Cloud [https://www.amazon.com/Necessary-Endings-Henry-Cloud/dp/0061777129] * "Getting into Software Engineering?" Sunjay Armstead [https://sunjayarmstead.com/journal/getting-into-software-engineering/] * Codecademy [https://www.codecademy.com/] * CodeNewbie Podcast [https://www.codenewbie.org/podcast] * Syntax Podcast [https://syntax.fm/] * Self Teach Me YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@selfteachme] * Mizko YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Mizko] * ADPList [https://adplist.org/] * CareerFoundry [https://careerfoundry.com/] * LEARN academy [https://learnacademy.org/] Love what you're hearing? See more ways we're #creatingZEAL @ codingzeal.com [https://www.codingzeal.com/] 🥳

Struggles of Mentorship

Get together with the Strugglecast 🎉 In this first episode, we discuss how mentorship plays into growth and development in all aspects of life, with a concentration in software development and UI/UX. Sunjay leads us in this talk, giving great advice that he's received and lives by. We all struggle,  but we can accomplish anything together.  Love what you're hearing? See more ways we're #creatingZEAL @ codingzeal.com [https://www.codingzeal.com/] 🥳