Thank you so much, Richard!

(but really) I'm honored to be a part of this community and hope to continue participating in it for a long time to come ✨

Oh absolutely! And because the talks tend to be more broad-principles-and-practices-based rather than focused on very specific things like a new language feature, they stay useful for years to come! Part of my post-event processing is usually focused on how similar talks have shifted across years.

Ohhhhhh okay, well, the whole entire thing is worth watching for sure. Thanks for the clarification!

This is definitely still my preferred platform for social, but live posting an event is currently a somewhat smoother experience over there, so that's probably where I'll go for events that don't express a preference. Thank you, #monktoberfest, for your patience and assistance as I figure it out!

Happy birthday!!! ✨

I didn't realize until the very end, after I also posted that people should watch this, that it was not recorded 😭

I feel like I've mostly seen/used "core skills" the last few years but "power skills" is really nice marketing. Might need to work that one into the rotation!

@grimalkina.bsky.social Thank youuuu. It helps me SO MUCH with retention to do little summaries, too.

"Working in an authoritarian capitalist hellscape is more tolerable when you can dance" and you cannot dance without partners. Show up for those who need you! - @rstephens.me @ #monktoberfest

I was crying too much to livepost that last bit but it is beautiful and everyone should watch the video.

When you're trying to set culture, you need to prioritize high-trust environments and the delivery of feedback. You cannot let yourself be "casually cruel in the name of being honest" even just a little bit or trust and culture will degrade. - @rstephens.me @ #monktoberfest

Thank you!!! I really loved that talk. I was just chatting with @missamarakay.bsky.social during the break about how I want your little checklist from the side of the slides as a card to hang by my desk!

To enjoy our work, we need autonomy AND variety. Variety improves resiliency of teams in addition to enjoyment. - @rstephens.me @ #monktoberfest

You need to decide how and where to apply your agency. @rstephens.me calls the message on this slide "The Proletariat Serenity Prayer". #monktoberfest

To make it through, @rstephens.me says "We need to turn grind into play when we can" ; as Bluey says, "your legs don't feel as tired when you're having fun." #monktoberfest

9-9-6 is on the rise and, like the sturdy Pomeranians in Bluey, many young able-bodied people are willing to invest all their time in it; however, @rstephens.me reminds #monktoberfest that "Your company is not capable of loving you back."