Michael Eaton
Principal Consultant at Improving
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Michael Eaton is a proven technical leader and developer with almost three decades of experience focused almost exclusively on building solutions for the Microsoft ecosystem. He is currently a Principal Consultant with Improving, helping clients build amazing software and working to change the perception of the IT profession. He is a blogger and writes about leadership and technology.
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I have people skills! The Importance of Emotional Intelligence and Your Career!
“Developers don’t have people skills!” It may be a stereotype, but for some, it’s a badge of honor to be the the anti-social, soda-drinking hermit that people are afraid to talk to. Movies, TV shows, and comics make light of it, and so do many of us, but it really is no laughing matter. We strive to the be the absolute best we can be at the technical side of things—we buy books, attend conferences and stay up late hacking on our side projects—but do very little to improve our core skills. Unlike IQ, EQ can actively be developed and improved. In this session, you’ll learn about the components of EQ, why they matter, and some strategies you can use to improve your own EQ!
Beyond Technology: Skills for Success
A fine line exists between being good at what you do and being truly
fantastic. It’s not about mastering the most complex technical skills or having
the ability to perform intricate tasks effortlessly. This talk is about those
universally important 'soft skills.' In this enlightening session, you’ll
discover five critical skills that will help you excel not just in your
profession, but in life as well.
Find Project Success with Learning and Collaboration
Siloed teams should be a thing of the past, but even in companies that claim to be doing DevOps or agile, some still have a hard separation between product, development, operations, and even QA teams. These hard lines lead to a “throw it over the wall” mentality and make collaboration difficult, and learning tends to stay within each silo. These companies miss out by simply trying to buy their way to success with tools, processes, and frameworks.
While tools, frameworks, and processes are important, they can’t compete with a good, supportive culture of learning and collaboration. In this session, you’ll learn how to break down the silos, bring those teams together, and share knowledge that will help you build better software, faster.
Build awesome console applications in .NET using Spectre.Console
In the world of application development, the quest for great-looking applications with top-notch user experience remains an ongoing endeavor.
Enter Spectre.Console, a .NET library that has changed how terminal-based applications are built. You are no longer constrained by simple (or non-existent) user experiences in our terminal-based application. In this
session, we go on a journey, exploring the capabilities of Spectre.Console and how it gives you the power to create truly exceptional applications with unrivaled elegance.
Let's talk interviewing: How to stand out and get that offer!
Interviewing is hard. Being across the table from one or more interviewers or standing in front of a whiteboard with a marker that barely works in clothes you probably only wear at interviews, trying to figure out how to answer the obscure question you were just asked while everyone is staring at you can be stressful and scary. This session will give you proven strategies and tactics to help put you at ease, but also make you stand out so you nail the interview and get the offer!
10 ways to be a better (technical) interviewer
Whether you work for a large company or a small one, there's a good chance you'll be asked to help interview candidates. Companies rarely provide any training for interviewers, so most of us end up winging it, conducting vastly different interviews each time. This makes it difficult to compare candidates fairly. If you're not careful, you could ask illegal questions, putting your company at risk! Come to this session and learn ten things that will help make you a better interviewer!
Leadership Journey: From Individual Contributor to Leader
You’ve spent years working on your technical skills and can write code with the best of them. Then, one day, a leadership position opens up on your team, and you start thinking about it. Should I or shouldn’t I? What if I hate it? What if I love it? What if I'm not that good at it? In this interactive session,
we’ll explore “why leadership,” answer some hard questions, and talk about one developer’s path from individual contributor to leader.
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