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Episode 264 | David Giard - Positive Gratitude

David Giard talks with Dave Rael about broad interests and background, community involvement, family, travel, and positive gratitude

David Giard is a former accountant and a former biochemist, who has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies for over 2 decades. Currently, David helps people build solutions in his role as a Microsoft Technical Evangelist. David has been very active in the developer community, speaking at numerous major conferences, code camps, and user groups around the world; helping to lead user groups; and helping to organize conferences and other geek events. He is the host and producer of the mildly popular online TV show Technology and Friends. He is the co-author of the Wrox book Real World .NET, C#, and Silverlight. You can read his latest thoughts at DavidGiard.com. His hobbies include video, photography, sports, and embarrassing his sons.

David's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
  1. Learn to listen
  2. Focus on the success of your teams and giving credit to the team
  3. Stay positive and look for the helpers

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