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This episode features a conversation with PowerShell pioneers Jeffrey Snover and Don Jones, focusing on leadership lessons and the evolution of PowerShell.

Encore presentation: Lessons in Leadership from PowerShell Pioneers Jeffrey Snover and Don Jones In this encore presentation of the PowerShell Podcast from April 28, 2025, we sit down with two legends of the PowerShell world: Jeffrey Snover, the inventor of PowerShell, and Don Jones, bestselling author, teacher, and longtime PowerShell community builder. Recorded live at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit, this conversation is packed with personal insights, impactful moments, and the kind of storytelling that only Snover and Jones can deliver. Key topics in this episode include: The origin stories of PowerShell and how Jeffrey and Don’s paths crossed at a pivotal moment. The evolution of PowerShell as a scripting language, community, and ecosystem. The importance of storytelling in tech, from teaching to team-building to leadership. The shift from individual contributor to leader and how both hosts navigated that path with intention. The power of community: real stories from users whose lives were changed by learning PowerShell. Career advice for the next generation of IT professionals and community contributors. Along the way, we hear hilarious stories from the early days of…

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Guests: Jeffrey Snover, Don Jones

Topics covered

• Leadership
• PowerShell
• Community
• Career Advice
• Storytelling
• Scripting Language Evolution

Keywords

• PowerShell
• Leadership
• Community
• Career Advice
• Scripting
• Storytelling
• IT Professionals

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Organizations: PowerShell, PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit

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