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๐๐ผ๐๐: Vitalii Andrushko, Salesforce Community Manager, 3 years and 6 months at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Christina Korovai, Salesforce RnD Project Manager, 8 months at SoftServeWhat do Spotify and Amazon have in common?
Learn about this and much more in the recent podcast episode of #SoftServe_Podcast๐งVitalii and Christina talk about a curious CRM system Salesforce and give their insider answers to the following questions:
๐What is Salesforce, and what does RnD do there?
๐What is the difference between an RnD Project Manager and a PM on a client project?
๐Why is this project a dream job?See you in the podcast ๐
๐ฌ๐ฌ:๐ฑ๐ฌ The topic intro
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฏ๐ฑ Christina about herself
๐ฌ๐ฏ:๐ฏ๐ฏ How Christina decided to be an RnD Project Manager in Salesforce
๐ฌ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ฌ What is Salesforce, and what features does it have
๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฎ๐ฑ The RnD initiative in Salesforce and how they are creating
๐ญ๐ญ:๐ฌ๐ฌ About implemented initiatives and existing projects
๐ญ๐ด:๐ฑ๐ฑ Differences between being an RnD project manager and a Project manager on Clients projects
๐ฎ๐ฌ:๐ฐ๐ฑ Why this job looks like "a dream job"
๐ฎ๐ญ:๐ฏ๐ฌ Procrastination and the work motivation
๐ฎ๐ฐ:๐ญ๐ฌ Commercial perspective and value of RnD in Salesforce
๐ฎ๐ฒ:๐ฑ๐ฌ Wrap up and final words -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Marta Halyshych, Coach, 1 year and 1 month at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Liubov Muntian, Language coach, 3 years 3 months at SoftServeLearning a foreign language is on our New Year resolutions list each year. And usually, that's the item we never cross out.
Familiar situation? Then press play ๐
The speakers of our #SoftServe_Podcast know everything about obstacles in language learning because they are language coaches.
Marta Halyshych and Liubov Muntian collected the most relevant cases and questions on this topic and gave their professional answers to them:๐ฏ What is the advantage and difference of language coaching?
๐ฏ How to find and manage your time for studying?
๐ฏ And how to make the learning process pleasant and brain-friendly?Carefully! This conversation will inspire you to restart your language learning ๐
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฎ๐ฑ Speakers and topic introduction
๐ฌ๐ฎ:๐ฏ๐ฑ Language and life coaching: what is the difference
๐ฌ๐ฏ:๐ฎ๐ฌ What is the advantage of language coaching
๐ฌ๐ฐ:๐ฎ๐ฑ What is behind the fear of learning, and how does coaching helps with it
๐ฌ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ Not enough time for education: how to manage it
๐ญ๐ญ:๐ฎ๐ฌ Motivation: I want vs. I need
๐ญ๐ฏ:๐ฏ๐ฑ How to turn your fears into your development
๐ญ๐ฒ:๐ฌ๐ฌ Coaching differences between consulting and teaching
๐ญ๐ต:๐ฏ๐ฌ Learning with native speakers: a panacea or not
๐ฎ๐ฌ:๐ฎ๐ฌ What to do if you feel stuck in learning
๐ฎ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ฌ Is language coaching ideal for everyone? -
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๐๐ผ๐๐: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years and 6 months at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Dobromir Jastrzebski, Abiliton Project Manager, 1 year 2 months at SoftServeWhat do project management, multiculturalism, and world cuisines have in common?
Dobromir and Jakub answered an exciting question in #SoftServe_Podcast. This conversation is more like a friendly conversation in the kitchen.
Dobromir was born in Poland, grew up and lived in Canada, taught English in Spain, and returned back to his homeland.
So Jakub got curious and spoke with Dobromir about:
๐ how to interact with Canadian and American cultures,
๐how is it to move from the event field to IT,
๐how do previous experiences affect your work routine today.The episode turned out to be a juicy mix of applicable real-life situations and tasty stories. ๐
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฏ๐ฌ Guest introduction
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฐ๐ฑ Dobs about migration to Canada and kitchen as a culture experience
๐ฌ๐ฒ:๐ฌ๐ฌ About language and mother tongue
๐ฌ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ How understanding different cultures help in PM's work
๐ญ๐ฌ:๐ฑ๐ฌ Metaphors of being multicultural
๐ญ๐ฏ:๐ฌ๐ฌ European "mental software" about Canada
๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ฌ๐ฌ About moving from Canada to Poland
๐ญ๐ด:๐ฎ๐ฌ Canadian "mental software" about Eastern Europe
๐ฎ๐ฏ:๐ฐ๐ฌ CAN culture vs. USA culture: communication tips
๐ฎ๐ด:๐ฐ๐ฌ Cultural guidelines in Canada
๐ฏ๐ญ:๐ฐ๐ฑ Project Management and transition into IT
๐ฏ๐ฒ:๐ญ๐ฑ Dobs definition of PM
๐ฏ๐ต:๐ฏ๐ฑ Funny stories on a cultural basis
๐ฐ๐ฐ:๐ฏ๐ฌ Teaching experience in Spain
๐ฐ๐ณ:๐ฎ๐ฌ How teaching skills help in daily PM's work
๐ฑ๐ฎ:๐ฌ๐ฌ Summary and adieus -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years and 5 months at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Martin Graeber, Enterprise Solutions Principal, 8 months at SoftServeWhat would happen if you invited a communication expert and a person from another culture to one room?
They'd record a new #SoftServe_Podcast episode about different cultural backgrounds and experiences, stories about it, and personal insights.
Jakub Kepinski talked with Martin Graeber, who is German, about:
๐Can culture be learned, or does it come with experience?
๐How to get comfortable in a new environment and understand new culture?
๐And whether German people are afraid of new things or changes?You'll also hear the main points from the book about the cultural map๐.
Enjoy!๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฌ๐ฌ Guest introduction
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฑ๐ฑ Last read book
๐ฌ๐ฏ:๐ฎ๐ฑ Martin about his profession
๐ฌ๐ฏ:๐ฑ๐ฑ Short quiz
๐ฌ๐ฒ:๐ฑ๐ฑ An anecdote about punctuality in different countries
๐ฌ๐ด:๐ญ๐ฑ Can culture be learned, or does it come with experience?
๐ฌ๐ต:๐ฎ๐ฑ When Martin has to adapt his cultural behavior
๐ญ๐ญ:๐ฑ๐ฌ Lessons from consulting career
๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ฏ๐ฑ How to understand a new culture?
๐ญ๐ต:๐ฑ๐ฑ Are German people afraid of new things or changes?
๐ฎ๐ฏ:๐ฌ๐ฌ The best piece of advice Martin has ever been given
๐ฎ๐ฒ:๐ญ๐ฒ The role of culture in different companies
๐ฎ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ Lessons you can learn from Martin
๐ฎ๐ต:๐ฌ๐ณ Main takeaways from reading The Culture Map by Erin Meyer -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Tetyana Hrynovetska Communication Experts Team Manager, 15 years at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Iryna Il`kiv, Communication Expert, 11 years and 8 months at SoftServeHave you ever looked at communicating with a client through the prism of national values?
No? Then it might be the time ๐
Yes? You've got the experience to build on.
Our communication experts shared vivid examples from their observations of how cultural affiliation affects clients' expectations and perceptions. And what steps can we take to develop our cooperation and bring the desired results for both parties.๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฌ๐ฌ Guest and topic announcements
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฐ๐ฌ About Iryna and Tetyana
๐ฌ๐ฐ:๐ฌ๐ฑ Right relations building with customers
๐ฌ๐ฑ:๐ฐ๐ฌ How to be convincing with customers
๐ฌ๐ณ:๐ญ๐ฌ About the successful pitching of your idea
๐ญ๐ญ:๐ญ๐ฌ Culture values inside the teams: common questions
๐ญ๐ฐ:๐ฐ๐ฑ The role of culture in communication with the customer
๐ญ๐ฒ:๐ฌ๐ฑ How to meet the expectations of the customer
๐ฎ๐ฌ:๐ฎ๐ฌ Appreciations and compliments: how to express them and how to react -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Tetyana Hrynovetska Communication Experts Team Manager, 15 years at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Svitlana Voitkiv, Communication Expert, 3 years and 7 months at SoftServeGlobalization has opened the door for both businesses and employees. We work from anywhere in the world and with people from different countries.
But how to build communication in a team if there are specialists of different nationalities?Find the answer to this question in this episode of #SoftServe_Podcast.
Our communication experts Svitlana Voitkiv and Tetyana Hrynovetska talk about:
๐What is national culture, and how does it affect team communication?
๐How does our national culture manifest itself in what we are motivated by in our work?
๐How do we react to conflict situations and ask questions?The conversation is based on real cases, so you can draw analogies between the mentioned stories and your experience.
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฌ๐ฑ Topic announcement
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฐ๐ฌ About Svitlana and Tetyana
๐ฌ๐ฏ:๐ฌ๐ฌ The role of national culture inside the team
๐ฌ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ฑ About the differences in formulating messages
๐ฌ๐ฒ:๐ฐ๐ฌ Thinking patterns and how they manifest
๐ฌ๐ต:๐ฎ๐ฑ About misunderstandings and conflicts
๐ญ๐ญ:๐ฐ๐ฌ How to avoid misunderstandings
๐ญ๐ฏ:๐ฑ๐ฌ Culture-specific about the use of questions
๐ญ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ Insights about the role of national culture
๐ฎ๐ฎ:๐ฌ๐ฌ What does it means to be "consensus-driven" -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Oleksandr Mykhalchuk, Director of Cloud & DevOps Services, 1 year and 10 months at SoftServeMore than 50% of professions that will be relevant in 10 years have not even appeared, and the old ones will be transformed.
How to prepare yourself for the professions of the future?
Jakub and Alex gave us some food for thought on this issue and covered the following topics:๐ฎWhy are transferrable skills so essential?
๐ฎWhat does it take to grow an "employee of the future?"
๐ฎWhat do company employees and entrepreneurs have in common?๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ญ๐ฑ Introduction of Alex
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฏ๐ฑ Alex about his Weirdness ๐
๐ฌ๐ฎ:๐ฑ๐ณ Story from Jakub about the "jobs that don't exist"
๐ฌ๐ฐ:๐ญ๐ฑ Forecast of future professions
๐ฌ๐ต:๐ญ๐ฑ About transferable skills
๐ญ๐ฐ:๐ฌ๐ฑ What does it takes to grow an "employee of the future?"
๐ญ๐ณ:๐ฑ๐ฌ The concept of "knowledge workers" and the need for constant learning
๐ฎ๐ณ:๐ฐ๐ฑ Company worker and entrepreneur: what are similar features?
๐ฏ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ฑ Why is it worth taking a risk? -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Nikolay Markov, Abiliton Cloud Architect, 1 year and 7 months at SoftServeWe spend about 50-80% of our workdays communicating. But are we sure we do that effectively?
Jakub Kepinski and Nikolay Markov talk about the role of communication at work and shared the most powerful communication lessons life has given.
In this podcast episode, you'll hear:
๐How to move and survive in a big company?
๐How to work with people who are afraid of changes?
๐How to differentiate yourself from your competitors?Listen to the podcast and share your communication stories in the comments ๐
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ฏ๐ฑ Introduction of Nikolay
๐ฌ๐ฎ:๐ฐ๐ฑ Biggest communication lessons in a speaker's career
๐ฌ๐ฐ:๐ฐ๐ฑ Does the company size matter?
๐ฌ๐ฒ:๐ฐ๐ฌ Working culture in big companies
๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฑ๐ฌ How to move and survive in a big company?
๐ญ๐ญ:๐ฌ๐ฌ Mentoring at work and Nikolay's experience
๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ฏ๐ฌ Importance of audience and anecdote about it
๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญ๐ฌ How to work with people who are afraid of changes?
๐ญ๐ด:๐ฑ๐ฑ Bits of advice for those who are promoting very fast
๐ฎ๐ญ:๐ฎ๐ฑ Nikolay's most positive feedback from a client
๐ฎ๐ฏ:๐ฐ๐ฑ About exciting moments while starting new projects
๐ฎ๐ณ:๐ฐ๐ฌ How to differentiate yourself from your competitors?
๐ฏ๐ญ:๐ญ๐ฑ Sum-up by Jakub -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Lukasz Boduch, Cloud Architect, 1 year and 4 months at SoftServe"The first rule of Fight Club: You do not talk about Fight Club".
We are sure you know that ๐ฅ
But what are the unspoken rules of a successful job interview?
Jakub Kepinski, in their conversation with Lukasz Boduch, highlights the most helpful recommendations for a job interview:๐ขDemonstrating soft and hard skills in an interview
๐ขThe power of productive feedback
๐ขSmall tips and tricks for a successful interviewThe information you'll hear in this episode of #SoftServe_Podcast will help you land your dream job or excel at your position.
๐ฌ๐ญ:๐ญ๐ฌ Guest intro
๐ฌ๐ฎ:๐ฑ๐ฌ Thematic anecdote: who would you hire out of two soldiers?
๐ฌ๐ฒ:๐ญ๐ฌ The 1st rule of the Fight Club and the rules of interviews for both sides
๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ฑ๐ฌ Role of soft and hard skills during the interview
๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ฌ The incredible power of feedback: practical tips
๐ฎ๐ฎ:๐ฏ๐ฑ What does Lukasz find interesting in the interview process?
๐ฎ๐ฒ:๐ฑ๐ฌ Tips and tricks for a successful interview
๐ฏ๐ฎ:๐ฌ๐ฌ Sum-up from Jakub -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Andrii Gorbenko, Lead R&D Promotion Consultant, 1 year and 6 months at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Anna Sheremetieva, R&D Product Manager, 9 months at SoftServe"Imagine, you can touch untouchable things," - said Anna Sheremetieva, Senior R&D Product Manager at SoftServe.
No, it's not an invention. It's a real haptic technology that you can use in healthcare, entertainment, therapy, etc.Together with Andrii Gorbenko - R&D Lead, they talked in detail about:
๐What is haptics technology?
๐What is the E-texture project about?
๐In which areas will be this technology the fastest to use?
๐How to be a productive PdM if you work in the innovation industry?Don't miss out and listen to the new episode about thะต 4D world.
Who knows, maybe you'll deal with this soon๐01:40 - Anna about her background and transition to R&D
07:20 - What is haptic technology, and how it works
12:20 - About the commercialization of this sphere
18:00 - How previous experience helps to dive into new projects smoothly
22:10 - What it's like to be a product owner in an innovative project
24:50 - E-texture project and what is it about
31:25 - E-texture technology: where to use?
36:20 - What are the benefits of this technology in healthcare and therapy?
38:15 - How to verify and validate industries, which should be in focus
45:00 - Marketing side and project results
49:40 - Story about the first demo request (lead)
57:10 - What is the future of the E-texture project
01:03:20 - Bits of Advice for PdM's in innovative industries
01:07:20 - General trends in haptics and human-computer interaction
01:09:40 - Outro -
๐๐ผ๐๐: Solomiya Martynovych, Executive Communications Lead, 3 years at SoftServe
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: Chris Baker, CEO, 9 years at SoftServeA lot of our listeners, probably, already know Chris Baker as SoftServeโs CEO. With this episode, weโre launching a series to talk with Chris about SoftServe, his professional and personal backgrounds, and where do the two of them meet.
๐ญ:๐ฌ๐ฑ About growing up in a big family and how it translates to building an inclusive environment at work.
๐ฒ:๐ฏ๐ฑ About choosing between engineering and music education and why they are closer than we think.
๐ต:๐ฑ๐ด About staying open and connectedness between the everyday life and the business.
๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ฎ๐ฐ About how business growth opens the opportunities to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญ๐ฑ About the decision-making algorithms and innovation.
