Tech World Human Skills

Tech World Human Skills

Hosted by: Ben Pearce

Ben Pearce interviews thought leaders in the tech world to learn from their success. In each episode we focus on a topic our guest has learnt about, failed at, course corrected and ultimately succeeded with. We can...

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EP36: Getting Involved In The Tech Community with Ethan Sumner

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...
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EP35: Could Apprenticeships Solve The Digital Skills Gap? with Luke Smith

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...
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EP34: How To Thrive Whilst Working Remotely with Lisette Sutherland

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...
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EP33: A Better Way To Estimate with Jason C. McDonald

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...
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EP32: Using Personas To Be More Successful With Stakeholders with Alex Stuart

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...
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EP31: Questions Episode With Ben Caird

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...
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EP30: Learning Lots Fast with Whitney Lee

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...
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EP29: Technical Mentoring with Jeff Stokes

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...
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EP28: 6 Tips To Drive Action With Customers with Maddie Suppon

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. Showlinks Elevated...
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EP27: The Reality Of Life As A Digital Nomad with Evie Brockwell

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...
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EP26: Be A Person Not A Personal Brand with Scott Hanselman

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...
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EP25: Social Mobility in Tech with Neil Marley

Summary 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...
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