Technology Meets Management

Boris is the VP Automation Innovation and UiPath and in this episode, he is sharing his experience and best practices about managing innovation.

One-on-ones are a powerful tool increase a teams performance and well-being, but executing them correctly is not that easy. Adam Axelrod has many years of experience in successfully conducting one-on-ones. In this episode, he is sharing his knowledge to empower us to conduct great one-on-ones.

Masterin the transition from tech expert to tech manager is difficult and there are many mistakes to avoid. Dr. Arkadi Zikin mastered this transition twice. In this episode, he is sharing his insights with us.

A great technology strategy is crucial for the success of any technology company, but a great strategy isn't worth anything if it is not properly executing. In this episode, Matthew Sinclair gives us a lesson on how to define a great technology strategy and how to ensure that the strategy is executing correctly.

Leading technical projects and teams without direct authority is particularly difficult, since you do not have the power to clear your team member's schedules or set their priorities. In this episode, we're talking to Will Ferry, who has more than a decade of experience in managing technical projects and teams. Will holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia, he worked in many technical and management roles for Pratt & Whitney Canada, and now he is a manager for test operations at Genesis Robotics & Motion Technologies. 

Communicating technical subjects across different management levels is particularly difficult for many reasons. How much technical information should be included? Will they understand? Will they be bored? What should I focus on? Mastering to pick the right communication strategy when presenting or discussing technical topics is crucial for your team's and your success. In this episode, Cecilia Carbonelli explains what you need to consider to find the right communication strategy and how you can coach you reports to be better communicators as well. Cecilia holds a PhD in information engineering, worked for Qualcomm and Intel an now is a senior principal system and algorithm architect and Infineon. 

In this episode, Zod Mehr, who is the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Kreatize GmbH, talks about the dos don'ts when giving and receiving feedback in technical teams. Giving and receiving feedback is critical for being a good leader and it becomes even more challenging when working in technical teams. Zod previously worked for Dell, Uber and Apple and shares his experience and learnings with us. 

This episode covers all important information about the Technology Meets Management Podcast. It is described what the podcast is about, who should listen to it and why. In addition, some background information about the podcast's host Lennard is given.