--- title: "#25: Ken Pickering [VP of Engineering] @ Hopper – Driving Tanks. Naked Feedback. Crash Bugs. — TechniQ" description: @Techniq we drink shakes to start out the day. We also drink coffee. Lots of it. If we mixed the best shake we’ve ever had, along with the best cup of coffee in the world… VOILA! You get this conversation with Ken Pickering, VP of Engineering @ Hopper. Stewarding ego, empathy & culture. 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Crash Bugs. — TechniQ [Justin Wissman](https://www.techniq.io/podcasts/author/justin-wissman) [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.techniq.io/podcasts/2019/3/17/25-ken-pickering-vp-of-engineering-hopper-driving-tanks-naked-feedback-crash-bugs](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.techniq.io/podcasts/2019/3/17/25-ken-pickering-vp-of-engineering-hopper-driving-tanks-naked-feedback-crash-bugs) ![#25: Ken Pickering \[VP of Engineering\] @ Hopper – Driving Tanks. Naked Feedback. Crash Bugs. — TechniQ](https://www.techniq.io/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Ken_Pickering_Screen_Shot__original.png "#25: Ken Pickering [VP of Engineering] @ Hopper – Driving Tanks. Naked Feedback. Crash Bugs. — TechniQ") @Techniq we drink shakes to start out the day. We also drink coffee. Lots of it. If we mixed the best shake we’ve ever had, along with the best cup of coffee in the world… VOILA! You get this conversation with Ken Pickering, VP of Engineering @ Hopper. Stewarding ego, empathy & culture. Organizational shape and design. Transitioning as a leader. Guiding and enabling. Influence > control. Peer reviewing. Positivity and optimism. Instinct realization. Mutual respect. Collaboration. Inclusion. Diversity. Staff value \[from a higher perspective\]. Mindfulness for the “who” and the “what”.. RESPECT.. (and take a breath). This is like a free winning lottery ticket for your brain. Give it a listen. Get it done. LEARN something. 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