In this episode Kendall, rachel, and Dusty talk about: * The "inconsequential" details of Dusty's life * The value of moving back and forth between being an individual contributor and a leader over one's career * What "devops transformation" means and why it's hard * Maturing as a leader and how this trends away from dictatorial tendencies * How different management styles scale or don't * Is it necessary to 'have a take' in terms of domain expertise in every leadership role? * Coming to leadership from a place of being a control freak * Balancing accepting your style vs broadening its appeal * The effect of the leadership power differential on potential feedback about your management style * The definition of the power differential * What "expensive to manage" means * How much of leadership is modeling good relationships with your peers * Observations on sports coaching tactics during timeouts * Leadership as it applies to parenting Find Dusty on Twitter at @dustyp Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3