Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we've got blockbuster movies, indie games, healing music, and more, plus a few exclusive updates for the Process Hackers on our mailing list.

Also, don't forget to check out our latest full episode, an interview with Ashley Goodall, author of the new business book, Nine Lies About Work!

Enjoy!

Events

Women entrepreneurs, achieve peak work performance and create a healthy work-life balance by registering for Kesha Moore’s Effective Principles of Productivity, which goes live on May 8.

The Women’s Foreign Policy Group brings you Innovation in International Development, featuring Ann Mei Chang on May 15 in Washington, DC, where attendees can expect to learn more about data-driven approaches to build stronger societies.

Media

Have you seen the latest Marvel blockbuster, Avengers: Endgame? On the We Have A Microphone Podcast, you can listen to Michael and Hampton Catlin chat about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the holes in the movie’s plot while sipping on their newest cocktail concoction named after the infamous Endgame villain, Thanos.

Mailing List Exclusive: In today’s digital age, using video to promote your brand is almost essential. Find out how you can easily create a video in minutes from Jason Hsiao’s conversation with Nicole Holland on The Nicole Holland Show.

Learn about product leadership and building a great team from this live Q&A with Rich Mironov on The Product Collective.

The latest episode of the Presentable Podcast features Jina Anne discussing design systems and the current state of the industry.

How do you combat human trafficking using music? Find out from Curtis Romjue, President of First Aid Arts, an organization which uses arts to help trauma survivors, on the Life Through Transitions Podcast, hosted by Jon de Waal.

Compass Rose, the new lateral-thinking puzzle game created by Pace Smith was featured on Trailer Tuesday by Indie Games Plus. If you want to find out what everyone’s been saying about the game, check out the latest review on the Demo Disk Show.

Writing

Thrive Global composed a list of books on leadership, entrepreneurship, and management, and Nine Lies About Work by Marcus Buckingham and our most recent Hack the Process guest, Ashley Goodall, is included.

On May 11, Rhonda Magee will be at Naropa University’s 2019 Commencement Ceremony in Boulder, Colorado as a keynote speaker.

Discover some podcasts produced by multitalented Black women podcasters on this list from The Grio. Nicaila Matthews-Okome and her podcast, Side Hustle Pro, were included.

Mailing List Exclusive: It’s high time we bring men into the gender equality revolution! Michael Kaufman shares his reasons why in his new article for Apolitical.

Recommended Resources

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is the latest book by psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, and you can hear more about her and her book on The Trauma Therapist, hosted by Guy Macpherson, who was recommended by Lisa Dale Miller.

In his new LinkedIn article, psychologist and author Adam Grant, who was recommended by Jennifer Riel and Kesha Moore, gives his insights on the book Trillion Dollar Coach, written by Bill Campbell.

Catch Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author and inspiration for Tara Byrne and Jenny Feinberg, at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn, New York on June 4, where she will be promoting her upcoming book, City of Girls.

Mailing List Exclusive: Join the Thinking Environment Thinking Partnership Course on June 18 in San Mateo, California to learn how to build a healthy atmosphere for thoughts to grow and where folks can do their best work. The program will be led by Sara Hart, who was mentioned by Kimberly Wiefling during her Hack the Process interview.