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Phil\\u2019s guest on this episode of the IT Career Energizer podcast is Dave Malouf. Dave a Consultant, Coach and Educator. His mission is to help designers and design teams reach their value potential for the organisations they work with.

He has been a designer, a design leader, and a former professor of design. And brings this to bear with frameworks and methods to help professionals level up. He is a co-founder of the Interaction Design Association, the co-founder of several conferences as well as a writer, a globally sought after speaker and workshop facilitator.

In this episode, Phil and Dave discuss the likelihood of having multiple careers, why you can unintentionally become a zealot and why having an insatiable curiosity can drive your career forward.

Dave also talks how significant a part of your life your career is and why understanding people is such a useful skill.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

(5.19) TOP CAREER TIP

You will have multiple careers in your life. Being open to that reality helps you craft your story for yourself. It\\u2019s important to acknowledge that you will have those career shifts. Dave believes that he has had multiple careers even though they are all broadly within the digital product and service design field.

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(6.41) WORST CAREER MOMENT

Dave talks about his first real management moment. This was at a time when he was shifting from being a web designer and learning about more traditional design practices. Dave feels that, although not deliberately, he was becoming zealot due to having passion for what he was learning whilst leading a team. However he wasn\\u2019t taking his team along on the learning journey with him. He learnt that it\\u2019s important to make it meaningful to them and help them to join the journey.

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(9.36) CAREER HIGHLIGHT

Dave says that the greatest success in his career is happening right now. He has managed to find a voice for himself and at the right time. Amplifying his voice and story has been successful for him as well as finding his strengths through understanding himself better.

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(13.00) THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T

Dave says that it\\u2019s a digital world, for good and for bad. You can work in the field of information technology in any shape or form and impact any part of the world. Dave then talks about working in cloud computing for Rack Space and the volume of e-commerce running on their servers. However he subsequently learnt that organisations as varied as Cern and Notre Dame University were also using their platform.

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(15.21) THE REVEAL

What first attracted you to a career in I.T.? \\u2013 It wasn\\u2019t a conscious decision. Dave discovered the world of computers in the early 1990. He bought his first laptop and was thrown into the world of CompuServe and AOL and became addicted to it.

What\\u2019s the best career advice you received? \\u2013 Go to where you\\u2019re going to find joy in your life because work is a significant part of your life. Also find the right manager that will help you to develop your career

What\\u2019s the worst career advice you received? \\u2013 Dave says that he has received criticism about having a number of short term engagements on his resume. However he doesn\\u2019t believes that it has been a strength of his career, providing learning opportunities and a range of experience.

What would you do if you started your career now? \\u2013 Go for a Design MBA, providing a formal background to business. Dave says that he is particularly interested in business operations.

What are your current career objectives? \\u2013 Stabilising his relatively new consultancy practice and making it a solid business

What\\u2019s your number one non-technical skill? \\u2013 It\\u2019s all about people and understanding who people are. Dave applies it to building relationships and navigating politics.

How do you keep your own career energized? \\u2013 Conferences is a big part of this. Attendance, creation and teaching are all factors

What do you do away from technology? \\u2013 Dave says that he loves to travel, which being a consultant and a conference speaker enables him to do.

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(26.44) FINAL CAREER TIP

Stay curious. The mentees he loves the most are those who have an insatiable curiosity. They apply it to skills about also to learning about themselves.

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BEST MOMENTS

(5.27) \\u2013 Dave - \\u201cYou will have multiple careers in your life. Being open to that reality helps you craft that story for yourself\\u201d

(8.01) \\u2013 Dave - \\u201cNo matter how impassioned you are about something, you can\\u2019t lead people by pulling them\\u201d

(11.22) \\u2013 Dave - \\u201cSometimes we need to be true to our strengths to become really successful\\u201d

(15.11) \\u2013 Dave - \\u201cWhat excites me about a career in I.T. is that you get to decide where you want to have an impact in the world\\u201d

(18.05) \\u2013 Dave - \\u201cDon\\u2019t look for a job, look for a manager\\u201d

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ABOUT THE HOST \\u2013 PHIL BURGESS

Phil Burgess is an independent IT consultant who has spent the last 20 years helping organisations to design, develop and implement software solutions. Phil has always had an interest in helping others to develop and advance their careers. And in 2017 Phil started the I.T. Career Energizer podcast to try to help as many people as possible to learn from the career advice and experiences of those that have been, and still are, on that same career journey.

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CONTACT THE HOST \\u2013 PHIL BURGESS

Phil can be contacted through the following Social Media platforms:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/philtechcareer

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/philburgess

Facebook: https://facebook.com/philtechcareer

Instagram: https://instagram.com/philtechcareer

Website: https://itcareerenergizer.com/contact

Phil is also reachable by email at phil@itcareerenergizer.com and via the podcast\\u2019s website, https://itcareerenergizer.com

Join the I.T. Career Energizer Community on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ITCareerEnergizer

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ABOUT THE GUEST \\u2013 DAVE MALOUF

Dave Malouf is a Consultant, Coach and Educator. His mission is to help designers and design teams reach their value potential for the organisations they work with. He has been a designer, a design leader, and a former professor of design. And brings this to bear with frameworks and methods to help professionals level up.

\\xa0He is a co-founder of the Interaction Design Association, the co-founder of several conferences as well as a writer, a globally sought after speaker and workshop facilitator.

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CONTACT THE GUEST \\u2013 DAVE MALOUF

Dave Malouf can be contacted through the following Social Media platforms:

\\xa0Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/daveixd

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmalouf

Website: http://davemalouf.design