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Gary Hawkes
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Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering

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January 2026
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6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader
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2026 Goal - Self Reflection
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The impact of AI on job security
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Expanding the Reach of Quality
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Engineering Quality Podcast, episode on Holistic Testing
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My 2026 Goals ✨
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2026: A Year of Stages, Stories, and Side‑Quests
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Showing up - 2026
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What do your AI guardrails look like?
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Starter goals for 2026
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My Goals 2026 - Learn, Adapt and Grow together
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Who supports and manages quality engineers?
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Who supports and manages quality engineers?
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Small posts, big learnings: Why sharing matters more than ever - Ep 120
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Leading with a map of influence
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The future of testing: Autonomous agents, ethical AI, and human oversight
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Leading Through Discomfort
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From Hours to Minutes: How Wahed Revolutionized Mobile App Testing with Maestro
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RiskStorming: Artificial Intelligence
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Meetups are now Chapters
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My Goals for 2026
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What's really happening the quality space? Watch out for community misinformation.
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3 Signs of Successful Software Testing Automation
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Conversations Before Code: Avoiding the Automation First Trap with Megan Ozanne
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My Goals for 2026
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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Centralised Quality Engineering teams
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Learning to think in systems: Lessons from my mentor
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LambdaTest is now TestMu AI. The Next Chapter Begins
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
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My 2026 Goals: Coming back stronger
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Take MoTe of your goals. It’s very MoTivating.
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Managed By Morons: Lessons of Leadership
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How can I frame better questions? By Nicos Paschali
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New year. New introduction. New thinking. Same me.
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What is the AI–quality–human loop? - Ep 118
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Code is a liability (not an asset)
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DORA AI Capabilities Model - good companion to Konstantinos' "Back to Basics" post on AI.
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader
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Gary Hawkes: All roads lead to quality
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It's good to talk
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Risk matters more than ever
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My Goals for 2026
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A quality engineer's guide to the Helpful, Honest, and Harmless Framework (HHH)
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Back to the basics: Rethinking how we use AI in testing
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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My Goals for 2026
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