S2E2 Mike Lyles - Testing & leadership

Today, I'll interview Mike Lyles. Even though we've been in contact for so many years, this was the first time we got the chance to finally speak. Mike is a director of QA and Project Management with over 25 years of IT experience. He has recently published a book called The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster, where you can learn a lot about leadership, and actually this is the main topic that we will be discussing today! Episode highlights: - How an excuse to go to Tampa, Florida resulted in Mike getting into software testing - The difference between being a manager and being a leader - Why he wrote a book and the journey that lead to it finally being published - Why work-life balance is(or should be considered)a fantasy - The power of social media to learn from others in the industry See the transcript of this episode here: https://abstracta.us/blog/podcast/quality-sense-podcast-mike-lyles-testing-leadership/ Follow Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikelyles Visit his book website: http://www.thedrivethrubook.com/

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Making sense of software quality... that’s what testers aim to do and that’s what this podcast is all about. Join Abstracta COO, Federico Toledo, PhD as he dares to interview some of his role models and industry leaders who are awesome at what they do to get advice that can help us be better testers and enable our teams to create higher quality software. Expect insights on today’s most pressing topics and good practices from the creators and collaborators of your favorite software testing tools, methodologies, conferences, etc. An Uruguayan in Silicon Valley, you’ll also hear Federico share his views from over 15 years of training testers and working with clients like CA Technologies and Shutterfly.