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Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified.
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AI Frontiers: Rethinking intelligence with Ashley Llorens and Ida Momennejad
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About Me: 👋🏻
I’m coming from: Lewes, East Sussex
My role is: Finance Manager at Ministry of Testing
I’d love to meet others who are into: All things MoTaverse 🪐 .... and coffee
I'm coming to...
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BSidesSLC 2025 - Risk Management Explained Through Star Wars – Kenny Scott
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Another Look at Productivity and How to Influence It: Ability, Attitude, Tooling
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Now in Android #117 — Google I/O 2025 Part I
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Nice one for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack.
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About Me: 👋
I’m coming from: Munich, Germany
My role is: Senior Quality Engineer
I’d love to meet others who are into: UX, ethics, risk mitigation, sustainable working
I'm coming to TestBash 20...
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👋 About Me:
I’m coming from: Berlin, Germany
My role is: CTPO of Epic Test Quest
I’d love to meet others who are into: Future of AI in Testing, quality coaching, team enablement, and the future ...
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Prompting AI to build PocketCal
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6 ways leaders can remain flexible during chaotic times
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Engagement in the Workplace: How to Keep High-Performing Leaders from Walking Out the Door
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Understanding Functional Safety and Ensuring Reliability in Critical Systems
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We're diving deep into what leading with quality means. Our first episode is with Lisa Crispin, it's coming soon!
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So on 21st September 2021, my first day as a testing intern, the moment I got my laptop, the first thing I did was take a selfie.🤗 I was a bit disappointed with the camera quality, which probably e...
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👋 About Me:
I’m coming from: Brighton, not far to travel!
My role is: Founder CEO of Ministry of Testing, with a very special interest in community building
I’d love to meet others who ar...
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Thanks for starting a "follow-mania" on The Club. What a great idea to celebrate and support each other. 🤩
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Hello, my name is Simon Tomes
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Hello, my name is Simon Tomes
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Here's my TestBash 2025 intro:
I’m coming from: Teddington, Greater London
My role is: Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
I’d love to meet others who believe in the power of community t...
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Here's my TestBash 2025 intro:
I’m coming from: Teddington, Greater London
My role is: Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
I’d love to meet others who believe in the power of community t...
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A micro tutorial on how to follow people in the MoTaverse :)
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Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋
awarded Ezer Getulio for:
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋
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Thanks for accepting a leadership memory challenge and for posting: The leadership lesson of sledge rides with the kids
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It’s only a few years ago I realized I can no longer sleigh down snowy hills with my kids. I have to either stand and watch or go down my own sleigh next to them. They are on their own now - I can ...
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Thanks for sharing and implementing an idea to better support how we schedule co-hosts for This Week in Testing.
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Doctor, Doctor, I can’t stop creating bug reports with clickbait titles
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Doctor, Doctor, I can’t stop creating bug reports with clickbait titles.
Oh, I see. What are the symptoms?
Well, there are eight symptoms, and the last one will shock you.
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From Experiment to Enterprise: How Block Operationalized MCP at Scale
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In most cases, do not do things alone
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"I love when I see my junior testers ask for help, and the senior goes, I actually don't know either. Let's go find out together." shares Jenny.
So cool to see Nataliia Burmei and Jenny Bramble...
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Redefining Robotics with Carolina Parada
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awarded Mariem SAFI for:
Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack.
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Thanks for accepting the "Share one leadership idea that you practice" challenge. Grateful for your post: Leadership isn’t about having the smartest answers.
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Share a story about when you used situational leadership
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Effective leaders adapt their approach based on the specific situation, particularly the "readiness" or "development level" of the individual or team they are leading. What stories can you share about how you've applied situational leadership?
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Situational Leadership helped me save a superstar
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I was leading a team of ten QA's. Most were high performers, and we had a wonderful team vibe. Super proud as this was the first team I had ever led, hired and grown. Fun to think back that it star...
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When you shift from “Here’s what I think we should do” to “What would change if we understood why this keeps happening?”, you stop being the tester with opinions and start being the person who unlo...
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