A Human Perspective

Some people feel bias is unconscious or simply another term for decision-making. In this episode we discuss the concept of unconscious bias and my thoughts on the topic as a whole.

Off the back of Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK ending, In this episode, I share some musings on the link between mental health and social media.

On this week’s episode, we speak to Sam Flynn about Digital Wellbeing. Sam is a Digital Wellbeing and Social Media Coach, Trainer and Speaker.

Since the pandemic, our feeling of isolation has increased alongside our use of social media and technology - both in our personal and professional lives.

Sam and I discuss the concept of digital wellbeing and Sam also shares some brilliant tips to help your improve your digital wellbeing.

Meet Vasco Figueira, a Senior / Lead Software Engineer, I was lucky enough to work with at a previous company. Curious by nature, with the ability to balance pragmatism with the constant pursuit for excellence, Vasco is always a great person to have a conversation with.

Vasco and I discuss how to build effective software engineering teams. The conversations kicks off what the definition of what an effective team is, how an effective team works under different types of leadership styles, with other teams and externally. We also discuss the importance of the first technical hire and wrap up with a discussion on the importance of a solid interview process.

For the past couple of years I have been sharing my lessons from the previous year.

Last year was a little different. I experienced a lot of drastic changes, I stood up for myself in ways I hadn’t for some time, I took chances and I remembered some truths I’ve always known but buried. But I didn’t get the chance to properly reflect until the end of the year… and to be completely honest, I’m still reflecting now.

Join me as I talk to Tim Carter, a Partnerships Consultant and Ecosystems Coach. Tim's forté is helping companies assess their current position, identify opportunities and challenges and put in place a plan to enable progress and consequently, growth.

On this episode, Tim talks about his career transition from law to mobile technology, and how he joined Google at a pivotal time after acquiring Android. Tim went on to head up Android Strategic Partnerships for the EMEA region at Google.

Visit Tim's website to find out more.

I had a wonderful conversation with Stephanie Bowker, former VP of Marketing at Spendesk and now Co-Founder & CMO at Ourspace, a platform enabling tech leaders to make smarter org design decisions through complete context and peer alignment.

Our chat covers Steph's experience of working and being a leader in a first growth start-up, and the lessons she is taking into her new venture, Ourspace.

In last week’s episode, I provided an insight into a Recruiter’s role, with a focus on some of the work Recruiters do with internal stakeholders. This week is the second instalment focussing on the work Recruiters do with candidates.

After the initial interaction with the hiring manager and other key internal stakeholders, the Recruiter would normally have an understanding of the role, have the job description, know the interview process, have developed the job description into an engaging job advert and posted it on relevant job boards. Now, applications have started to roll in...

I started off my career as a Recruiter and still dabble in recruitment from time-to-time. If you’re to go by the many the negative comments on LinkedIn, Recruiters often get a bad wrap. Yes, there are some awful Recruiters out there but that doesn’t mean there aren’t amazing people too.

This is the first of duo episodes. In this first portion, we will discuss the work Recruiters do with internal stakeholders. The second part, next week’s episode will focus on the work Recruiters do with candidates.

I received a LinkedIn message from someone asking for advice a couple of weeks back, and I am yet to respond. I nearly responded, but not to answer the call for advice, but to give advice on how to approach people on LinkedIn. This episode is for that person, and anyone else who may need guidance on how to approach people on LinkedIn.

If you’ve never approached someone on LinkedIn before it can be daunting! How do you even start?