{"id":788,"date":"2014-09-25T09:50:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T13:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=788"},"modified":"2015-01-02T16:48:03","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T21:48:03","slug":"be-a-unicorn-not-a-dinosaur-examples-from-vmworld-episode-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/09\/be-a-unicorn-not-a-dinosaur-examples-from-vmworld-episode-59\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a Unicorn, not a Dinosaur: Examples from VMworld &#8211; Episode 59"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>Warning:<\/strong><\/em> This is a tough-to-hear episode. Please accept our apologies &#8211; we did our best to clean it up. The conversation\u00a0is just too good to throw it away!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-791\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-791 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Geek-Whisperers-Live-vBrownBag-VMworld-2014.png\" alt=\"Geek-Whisperers-Live-vBrownBag-VMworld-2014\" width=\"699\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Geek-Whisperers-Live-vBrownBag-VMworld-2014.png 699w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Geek-Whisperers-Live-vBrownBag-VMworld-2014-300x176.png 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Geek-Whisperers-Live-vBrownBag-VMworld-2014-210x123.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Cicotte joining your regular Whisperers, John, Amy and Matt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">In this incredibly raw (apologies from the vBrownBag crew for that!) episode of the Geek Whisperers, we have multiple guests explain how they advance their career in interesting way. Let&#8217;s break it out by chapters:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Individual Contributor as a Career Path<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chris_cicotte\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Cicotte<\/a>, Principle Sales Engineer, talks about turning down management roles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Managing people vs individual contributor<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Request Skip-level meeting (undated access to your bosses boss)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Put your shoulder out there to be tapped<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Document your brand in 5 single sentences<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Reaching out for raw feedback<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Give to\u00a0http:\/\/supportforstephen.com\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Giving Up Your Childish Things<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricNI25\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Nielson<\/a>, former boss of our own John Troyer, teaches us that growth is coupled with loss. We discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Giving up childish things to progress<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Burnout is not a great time to ask for a promotion<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Think about what you have to give up<\/li>\n<li>Brutally honest mentor<\/li>\n<li>Do you love people and do you love coaching people? &#8212; need that to be a leader<\/li>\n<li>If you love to build and rebuild, be a specialist<\/li>\n<li>Keep approaches simple and scale up from there<\/li>\n<li>Do more, plan less<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t be afraid to fail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Unicorns are free range. Dinosaurs stand in one spot&#8221; ~ Amy Lewis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Growth of vBrownBags<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Josh_Atwell\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Atwell<\/a> jumped on the mic. Some great points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Believe in what you&#8217;re doing<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Do it until it looks like a forgone conclusion<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Get involved in vBrownBags:\u00a0http:\/\/professionalvmware.com\/brownbags\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2034\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-788-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=788-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: This is a tough-to-hear episode. Please accept our apologies &#8211; we did our best to clean it up. The conversation\u00a0is just too good to throw it away! In this incredibly raw (apologies from the vBrownBag crew for that!) episode of the Geek Whisperers, we have multiple guests explain how&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/09\/be-a-unicorn-not-a-dinosaur-examples-from-vmworld-episode-59\/\">Read All Show Notes<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Be a Unicorn, not a Dinosaur: Examples from VMworld &#8211; Episode 59<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2035\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-788-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=788-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"VMworld-vBrownBag.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":794,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions\/794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}