Tom Cudd - Psychological Safety and DevOps
Season 2, Episode 5 | May 4, 2021
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Tom Cudd about his experiences with DevOps, the importance of building psychological safety in to your team building and workflows.

Tom Cudd
Tom Cudd is a Systems Architect and a reformed Systems Administrator for an ad agency in the Kansas City area. He has been employed in technology for nearly 20 years, but has been using computers and the internet for most of his life. Tom is a huge fan of DevOps, lean processes, learning mindsets, and empathy with action. He also rabidly follows Husker football and the Chiefs.
Show Notes:
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Tom Cudd, a systems architect and 20-year veteran in technology. We talked about his experiences with DevOps and how it has changed over the years, about psychological safety: what it means to Tom, and how important it is to build in to your team and workflows, and about the dangers of "hero culture" in the workplace.
Links:
- Tom Cudd: @tomcudd on Twitter, tomcudd.com
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