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Frances Nichols recently featured on the Mashable list "The Top 7 Future Tech Power Women of 2024". And yet she suffers with Imposter Syndrome. In this episode we talk through how imposter syndrome has impacted her and she shares tips to thrive with it.
The Tech World Human Skills Podcast is produced by people in the tech world for people in the tech world. Learn tips and best practices that help you thrive in your career.
Show Links
Ben Pearce LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/
Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.com
Frances Nichols LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/frances-nichols-07589440/
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Does success = happiness? He's back. It's another questions and answers episode with Ben Caird.
Ben Caird, Divisional Support Director at The Access Group joins me on the mic shares his thoughts and wisdom (or lack of) on a variety of tech world human skills questions?
The Tech World Human Skills Podcast is produced by people in the tech world for people in the tech world. Learn tips and best practices that help you thrive in your career.
Show Links
Ben Pearce LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/
Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.com
Ben Caird LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bcaird/
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Find out what really happens behind the scenes at those massive tech keynotes.
Martin Beeby, Principle Technical Keynote Lead at AWS takes us behind the scenes of the world's biggest tech key events. How are they created and what can we learn?
The Tech World Human Skills Podcast is produced by people in the tech world for people in the tech world. Learn tips and best practices that help you thrive in your career.
Show Links
Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/
Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.com
Martin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebeebs/
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In this episode Nicole van der Hoeven drops some wisdom on how to build your own personal knowledge management system. Learn quicker and find the information you need instantly.
The Tech World Human Skills Podcast is produced by people in the tech world for people in the tech world. Learn tips and best practices that help you thrive in your career.
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comNicole YouTube - http://nicole.to/youtubeNicole Website - http://nicole.to/site -
In this episode Dan Westley shares his top tips on how to thrive in the corporate tech world. Dan has spent many years at some of the most successful tech corporations. He is now a Cloud Engineering Leader at Oracle.
The Tech World Human Skills Podcast is all about developing the professional skills and soft skills that help you fly in your career. In each episode we share the top tips, failures and lived experiences of people thriving in the technology sector.
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comDan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-westley-2346901a/ -
In this episode Prasad Rao shares how you can develop your career in cloud and shares some inspirational stories on others who already have. Prasad is a Principal Solution Architect at AWS, co-founder of "Become A Solution Architect" and author of the book "Cloud Career Journeys".
The Tech World Human Skills Podcast is all about developing the professional skills and soft skills that help you fly in your career. In each episode we share the top tips, failures and lived experiences of people thriving in the technology sector.
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comPrasad LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kprasadrao/Cloud Career Journeys - https://cloudcareerjourneys.com/ -
In this episode Viktor Farcic shares how he explains really complicated things really well. Viktor is a Developer Advocate at Upbound and also runs the excellent YouTube channel DevOps Toolkit with over 74K subscribers.
The Tech World Human Skills Podcast is all about developing the professional skills and soft skills that help you fly in your career. In each episode we share the top tips, failures and lived experiences of people thriving in the technology sector.
Show Links
Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comDevOps Toolkit - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfz8x0lVzJpb_dgWm9kPVrwDevOps Paradox - https://www.devopsparadox.com/ Viktor LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorfarcic/ -
In this episode Leke Sholuade talks through the fundamentals of how startups and scaleups are funded. Leke is CEO of Black Valley, an organisation focused on supporting black led startups to access funding to start and scale their business
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comLeke LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leke-sholuade-74042875/ Black Valley Home - https://www.blackvalley.co.uk/ -
In this episode Ethan Sumner talks about the benefits of Tech Community and how to get involved. Ethan is the Chief Executive of DevEx Connect, is a passionate community leader and has founded and run many great communities over the years.
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comEthan Sumner LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansumner404/ Tech Community Speaker - www.elevatedyou.live/techcommunityspeaker -
In this episode Luke Smith talks about the reality of hiring apprentices into your team. Luke was once an apprentice and is now the Co-Founder and Technical Director of Microsoft partner Elysian:IT who regularly hires apprentices.
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comLuke Smith LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukedavidsmith/ Elysian:IT - https://www.elysianit.com/ -
In this episode Lisette Sutherland talks about remote working and how you get the best out of it. Lisette authored the Work Together Anywhere Handbook, is a TEDX speaker and runs the company Collaboration Superpowers.
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.com Lisette LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisettesutherland/ https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/ -
In this episode, Jason C. McDonald discusses the challenges of estimating how long it will take to complete a task and a better way to do it. Jason is a business analyst, former principal software engineer and author of the book "Dead Simple Python."
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.com Jason LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/codemouse92/https://www.quantifiedtasks.org/https://codemouse92.com/ -
In this episode we're talking about Personas. We're talking about what they are, why they're useful and how you use them.
Alex Stuart is our guest. He's a Senior Solutions Engineer at Confluent, and regularly contributes to the community at conferences and online.
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Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comAlex LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajfstuart/ -
This episode we've done something a bit different and answered your questions. Questions include:
Given it's mental health awareness week. What does that mean to you to you and how do you think about mental health?I`m about to go through a recruitment process. Have you got any tips?How did you get your first job in management and any tips to help someone get their first manager role?Show Links
Podcast Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comBen Pearce LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ Ben Caird LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bcaird/ -
Whitney Lee is a Technical Advocate at VMWare Tanzu and constantly has to learn new stuff fast. She's a regular on the speaking circuit and hosts a number of online shows.
In this episode we talk about how she went from knowing nothing about tech, to becoming a seasoned pro, speaking at global conferences. She shares her secrets on how to learn lots fast.Show Notes
Ben LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/Tech World Human Skills Home - www.techworldhumanskills.comWhitney LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneylee/Enlightning on Tanzu.TV - https://via.vmw.com/EnlightningChoose Your Own Adventure - https://via.vmw.com/YouChoose -
Jeff Stokes is a Principal Escalation Engineer at Tanium. He's published several books, worked at a variety of technical companies and spends lots of energy mentoring people.
In this episode we talk about how what technical mentoring is, why it's so powerful and how to succeed as either a mentor or mentee.
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Tech World Human Skills Home- www.elevatedyou.live/twhs Ben Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ Jeff Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffstokes/Jeff's Amazon Author Page - https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Jeff-Stokes/author/B00TKMDCH2?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1713857965&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueJeff's Quora Post - https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-thing-that-has-ever-happened-to-you-for-being-nice/answer/Jeff-Stokes-7. -
Maddie Suppon is Head Of Sales Engineering at 360 Learning and regular voice in the community. In this episode she shares 6 tips on how to drive action and impact with the customers you work with.
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Elevated You Home - www.elevatedyou.live/twhs Ben Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ Maddie LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelynnm/ -
Evie Brockwell is a Product Coach, Podcaster and Digital Nomad. In this episode she shares the reality of living the life of a Digital Nomad, whilst running a business as a Product Coach. She shares the highs, the lows and some practical tips on getting started.
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Elevated You Home - www.elevatedyou.live/twhs Ben Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ Evie LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evie-brockwell/ -
In this episode, Ben interviews Scott Hanselman, a VP at Microsoft and a well-known figure in the tech world. They discuss Scott's background, the importance of empathy in the tech industry, and the power of intentionality and curiosity.
Scott shares his insights on leadership, influence, and building a personal brand or not. He emphasizes the significance of understanding the fundamentals of technology and the value of prioritization and reflection. The conversation concludes with key takeaways, including the importance of authenticity and helping others.
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Elevated You Home - www.elevatedyou.live/twhs Ben Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ Scott Hanselman Homepage - https://www.hanselman.com/ Scott Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanselman/ -
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Neil Marley is the CEO of Qualyfi. But his background isn't what you might expect. In this episode we talk through the challenge of Social Mobility, what we can do in tech to help, and what led Neil to champion this issue.
Key Takeaways
Social mobility is crucial in the tech industry to provide equal opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds.The tech industry can contribute to social mobility by removing barriers and bias in hiring and focusing on individuals' potential and skills rather than traditional qualifications.Companies can make a difference by offering training and mentorship programs that develop technical and soft skills, enabling individuals to become effective contributors from day one.Improving social mobility benefits not only individuals but also organizations and society as a whole, leading to greater diversity, innovation, and success.Showlinks
Elevated You Home - www.elevatedyou.live/twhs Ben Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ Qualyfi Home Page - https://qualyfi.co.uk/ Neil Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/qualyfi/ - Vis mere
