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Joining a Team: Fit In or Stand Out?

When you start a new job, do you bring the habits and approaches you developed at your last workplace, or do you start fresh? Are those old habits holding you back or helping you shine in your new role?

Do you dive in and adapt to the team’s way of doing things, or do you try to share your own ideas and influence your new colleagues?

On the other hand, when you welcome a new team member, what do you expect? Should they follow the team’s lead, or can they bring new ideas to the table? How long does it take for them to really get up to speed?

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.

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How Would You Teach It?

As the head of the computer science and IT department at your university or college, you have a unique opportunity to reshape the program with a generous budget approved by the Dean. Will you enhance existing methodologies or introduce a groundbreaking approach? What compelling topics will you prioritize to prepare the next generation of programmers and technologists? How will you inspire students to engage with this dynamic field?

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

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Career Twists and Turns

The topic for the 2025-04-15 chat is career twists and turns. Inspired by someone I know debating if they should take a position at a new company or stay with their current employer. That got me thinking about my own career path, and how 20-year-old me would never have guessed I would end up starting my own consulting business. 20-year-old me assumed I would be working in the game's industry.

Did your career path turn out how you imagined it when you were younger? For people just starting, where do you see yourself in five to ten years?

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

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