Steve is joined by Cindy Gross to discuss leadership coaching in the technology industry – what it is, how it works, and the many benefits it brings. Recorded on-site at PASS Data Community Summit 2025 in Seattle.

Cindy is an executive coach and Adaptive Leadership Expert with 25 years in the US tech industry. As a former SQL Server Master (MCM) and expert in cross-organizational navigation at Microsoft, she transformed her focus from complex technical systems to empowering leaders within systemic chaos.

Today, through Befriending Dragons, she guides indispensable Keystone Leaders struggling with burnout, equipping organizations with her Leadership Navigation System to befriend Leadership Friction and convert Leadership Debt into strategic leverage, thus ensuring critical talent retention. As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Delaware Tribe of Indians, Cindy integrates the Cherokee principle of collective leadership, Gadugi, into her work.

Cindy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindygross

Learn more about Befriending Dragons: https://BefriendingDragons.com

Befriending Dragons' schedule: https://befriendingdragons.com/meet

Cindy's email: CindyGross@BefriendingDragons.com

Cindy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/befriendingdragons

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Rollbacks act as an 'undo' for databases, but why are they important, what happens if you can't roll back, and how do you prevent even needing to in the first place? Steve, Kellyn, Grant & Pat try to answer these questions – and more.

Recorded on-site at Redgate HQ in Cambridge, UK.

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Steve, Kellyn & Grant are joined by new Redgate Advocate, Pat Wright, for a wide-ranging discussion about what to expect in the database world in 2026 – from AI and when the bubble may burst, to community events (including the upcoming rebrand of SQL Saturday), the importance of connection, and much more…

Recorded on-site at Redgate HQ in Cambridge, UK.

Watch or listen to every episode of the Simple Talk podcast at:
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