113: Dustin DeVries, Service, and Team Commitment

<p>I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 113, Dustin DeVries talks about a manager who shared Parkinson’s Law to help Dustin resolve some scheduling issues. He then describes the upside-down pyramid and how the concept applies to a business context. Dustin ends with advice about how we can strengthen how we lead.</p> <p><strong>Prologue</strong></p> <p>When he is not playing tennis, fishing, reading, gardening, cooking, or out with his family, Dustin lives and breathes software development. With more than 20 years of experience, Dustin is now the CTO and co-founder of Caffeine Interactive. Caffeine Interactive provides web and mobile app development.</p> <p><strong>01:18 Part 1: Parkinson’s Law</strong></p> <p>In this story, a manager shares with Dustin something called Parkinson’s Law. Dustin explains how he applied Parkinson’s Law to help resolve some issues with scheduling.</p> <p><strong>05:07 Part 2: The Upside-down Pyramid</strong></p> <p>During a sermon, the pastor talked about the concept of the upside-down pyramid. Dustin describes how he applied this concept to his work.</p> <p><strong>13:07 Part 3: Empathy, Clarity, Ownership, and Buy-in</strong></p> <p>Dustin advises us to work on developing several concepts to strengthen how we lead.</p> <p>_________________________________</p> <p><strong>How You Can Support the Show</strong></p> <p>Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. <a href="https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support">https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support</a></p> <p>No transcript available (future enhancement)</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Episode links</strong></p> <p>Dustin’s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinbdevries/">LinkedIn Profile</a></p> <p>Caffeine Interactive <a href="https://caffeineinteractive.com/">website</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikip