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SoftServe Podcasts SbD - Ep14 - MX & CO & CL: How to build relationships & communicate thru food, humor & non-verbally𝐂𝐨-𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬: Lesia Yatsiuk, Communication Consultant, Alejandra Alvarez Correa, English Teacher Vesela Koeva, English Teacher You might know that people from Mexico, Colombia, and Chile build trust thru personal relationships and communication. So, how do you do it? In this episode we’re discussing practical things that would help to connect and interact with those from the three cultures. We focus on: 🎤family, as the core cultural value, and how it projects onto people’s interaction 🎤practical tips that would help people build relationships with those from the three cultures 🎤what would help craft and deliver feedback 🎤emotions and non-verbal dimensions in people’s communication 𝟏:𝟏𝟐 Introd...

2024-02-2620 min

SoftServe Podcasts SbD - Ep13 - MX & CO & CL: How to create a manager-subordinate bond, approach motivation, treat time𝐂𝐨-𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬: Lesia Yatsiuk, Communication Consultant, Alejandra Alvarez Correa, English Teacher Vesela Koeva, English Teacher We often hear people speaking about Latin America, referring to Mexico, Colombia, and Chile and not always differentiating between them. If you’d like to learn more about them, listen to our experiences in this episode that uncover the similarities and differences of the three cultures. 𝐖𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧: 🎤 the structure that people follow in the workplace and how it impacts the conversation dynamics 🎤 what stands behind people’s motivation in the three cultures and what drives people in the workplace 🎤 people’s views of time and how it shows in business and social settings 𝟏:𝟐𝟔 Introduction 𝟓:𝟐𝟖 Ma...

2024-02-2622 min

Запали цілі | GOALS on FIRE Як хобі та інтереси допомагають нам у професії? Uncover Your BA Excellence: The Power of HobbiesЦя панельна дискусія (in English) відбулася в рамках серії подій BEACON від SoftServe для фахівців, які досліджують різні шляхи розвитку у професії. Долучайтесь до прослуховування та знаходьте натхнення й ідеї, які можуть стати у пригоді й вам. А як ваш досвід і улюблені заняття допомагають вам у щоденних задачах? Бонуси епізоду: ✅ Більше про курси Business Analysis та сторінки спільноти ⁠https://career.softserveinc.com/en-us/landings/business-analysis-courses⁠⁠facebook.com/bacommunity.org⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/bacommunity.org⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@businessanalysiscommunity2381⁠ ✅ Business Analysis Competency Model by IIBA® https://www.iiba.org/professional-development/business-analysis-competency-model/ 🔊 Facilitator: Kyrylo Bieliavskyi, Acting Business Analysis Office Director at SoftServe https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbelyavsky/ 🎤 Panelists: Roman Koshovskyi, Senior Business Analyst https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-koshovskyy Oksana Luzhna, Senior Business Analyst https://www.linkedin.com/in/oksanaluzhna/ Kateryna Liman, Intermediate Business Analyst https://www.linkedin.com/in/lim-ka/ More about this event: Uncover Your BA Excellence: The Power of Hobbies Are you ready to take your Business Analysis career to the next level? Join BAC’s esteemed panel of experts as th...

2023-07-181h 25

SoftServe Podcasts SbD - Ep 5 - Denmark & US - How to earn trust, give feedback, and find solutions𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Yuliana Yuriy, Associate Trainer, Senior English Teacher, Culture Enthusiast 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Natalia Hordiienko, Senior Project Manager In this episode of our ‘Same but Different’ podcast series, Nataliia Hordiienko shares her insights into the specifics of cooperation with Swedish and Danish counterparts, illustrating by her hands-on experience how building intercultural intelligence could make all the difference. We focus on: ✏️How delivering on your commitment leads to stronger relationships; ✏️How stability and consensus are seen in the workplace; ✏️How quality of the end-product and speed of delivery are prioritized by the Nordic and American partners; ✏️How the form of giving feedback could be misleading. 𝟬𝟭:𝟰𝟴 Introducing the topic and the speakers 𝟬𝟮:𝟱𝟲 Humbleness in...

2023-07-1315 min

The Soft Serve Podcast Greta & Paul Boudreau from Hamden Tenants UnionGreta and Paul Boudreau are community leaders and founding members of the Hamden Tenants Union, the largest union within the Connecticut Tenants Union. Learn more about Greta and Paul’s work and the Connectiut Tenants union at: https://www.cttenantsunion.org/english Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seramontestu @cttenantsunion (Twitter) If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podc...

2022-12-281h 19

Creative DLC: Diary Of A Music Manager Interview: Ella Preda (Artist Manager for Softserve Artists & Producer for Studio Curve)An interview with the incredible Ella Preda discussing creativity, discovering cool art, and the magic behind reality. One of the coolest & most intellligent people I know! *this does contain the occassional naughty word...for emphasis ofc* Recorded 16.09.22 CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:53 - What inspired your interest in art therefore to venture outside of a 9 to 5? 00:10:03 - Examples of art and its effect on our own creative contributions & understanding. 00:23:00 - Where to discover art. 00:28:38 - Ella’s journey into English Literature and it's impact. 00:33:11 - The origins of the Magic-Realism genre...

2022-09-2549 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Vitalii and Christina about RnD in Salesforce, dream job, and procrastination𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Vitalii Andrushko, Salesforce Community Manager, 3 years and 6 months at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Christina Korovai, Salesforce RnD Project Manager, 8 months at SoftServe What do Spotify and Amazon have in common? Learn about this and much more in the recent podcast episode of #SoftServe_Podcast🎧 Vitalii and Christina talk about a curious CRM system Salesforce and give their insider answers to the following questions: 📌What is Salesforce, and what does RnD do there? 📌What is the difference between an RnD Project Manager and a PM on a client project? 📌Why is this project a dream job? See you in the podc...

2022-08-2127 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Marta and Liubov about language coaching, fear of learning, and motivation𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Marta Halyshych, Coach, 1 year and 1 month at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Liubov Muntian, Language coach, 3 years 3 months at SoftServe Learning 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 😉 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: 🎯 What is the advantage and difference of language coaching? 🎯 How t...

2022-08-0523 min

SoftServe Podcasts Dobromir and Jakub on project management and being multicultural𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years and 6 months at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dobromir Jastrzebski, Abiliton Project Manager, 1 year 2 months at SoftServe What 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: 🍁 how to interact with Canadian and American cultures, 🍁how is it to move from the event field to IT, 🍁how previous experiences affect your wor...

2022-07-1752 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Dobromir and Jakub on project management and being multicultural𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years and 6 months at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dobromir Jastrzebski, Abiliton Project Manager, 1 year 2 months at SoftServe What 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: 🍁 how to interact with Canadian and American cultures, 🍁how is it to move from the event...

2022-07-1552 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Martin and Jakub about careers in consulting, cultural experience, and fear of the new𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years and 5 months at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Martin Graeber, Enterprise Solutions Principal, 8 months at SoftServe What 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: 📌Can culture be learned, or does it come with experience? 📌How to get comfortable in a new environment and understand new culture? 📌And whether German people are afraid of new things or c...

2022-06-1735 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Iryna and Tetyana about business communication, bricks or trust, and compliments𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Tetyana Hrynovetska Communication Experts Team Manager, 15 years at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Iryna Il`kiv, Communication Expert, 11 years and 8 months at SoftServe Have you ever looked at communicating with a client through the prism of national values? No? Then it might be the time 😎 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. 𝟬𝟭:𝟬𝟬 Guest and topic announcements 𝟬𝟭:𝟰𝟬 About Iryna and Tetyana 𝟬𝟰:𝟬𝟱 Right relations building w...

2022-06-0126 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Svitlana and Tetyana about cultural differences in team, curiosity, and soccer𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Tetyana Hrynovetska Communication Experts Team Manager, 15 years at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Svitlana Voitkiv, Communication Expert, 3 years and 7 months at SoftServe Globalization 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: 🌎What is national culture, and how does it affect team communication? 🌎How does our national culture manifes...

2022-05-2024 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Jakub and Alex on transferable skills, employees of the future and Netflix𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Oleksandr Mykhalchuk, Director of Cloud & DevOps Services, 1 year and 10 months at SoftServe More 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: 🔮Why are transferrable skills so essential? 🔮What does it take to grow an "employee of the future?" 🔮What do company employees and entrepreneurs have in common?

2022-04-2739 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Jakub and Nikolay about the role of communication at work, differentiation, and putting yourself in someone's shoes𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Nikolay Markov, Abiliton Cloud Architect, 1 year and 7 months at SoftServe We 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: 🌞How to move and survive in a big company? 🌞How to work with people who are afraid of changes? 🌞How to differentiate yourself from your competitors? Listen to the podcast and share yo...

2022-04-1332 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Jakub and Lukasz about the rules of "Job interview club", soft skills, and feedback power𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Jakub Kepinski, Communication Expert, 2 years at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: 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 🥊 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: 🟢Demonstrating soft and hard skills in an interview 🟢The power of productive feedback 🟢Small tips and tricks for a successful interview The information you'll hear in this episode of #SoftServe_Podc...

2022-03-3032 min

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Andrii and Anna about E-textures, mid-air haptic tactile experiences, and future trends𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Andrii Gorbenko, Lead R&D Promotion Consultant, 1 year and 6 months at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: 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: 🔗What is haptics technology? 🔗What is the E-texture project about? 🔗In which areas will be this technology the fastest to use? 🔗How to be a productive PdM...

2022-03-171h 10

People, Tech and other Weirdness: English Chris and Solomiya about childhood, and invisible links between music and engineering𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁: Solomiya Martynovych, Executive Communications Lead, 3 years at SoftServe 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Chris Baker, CEO, 9 years at SoftServe A lot of our listeners, probably, already know Chris Baker as SoftServe’s CEO. With this episode, we’re launching a series to talk with Chris about SoftServe, his professional and personal backgrounds, and where do the two of them meet. 𝟭:𝟬𝟱 About growing up in a big family and how it translates to building an inclusive environment at work. 𝟲:𝟯𝟱 About choosing between engineering and music education and why they are closer than we think. 𝟵:𝟱𝟴 About staying open and connectedness between the everyday life and the b...

2022-01-1222 min

Exchange Me 3: FLEX your identity w/ FLEX’08 (MO🇺🇸)Roman Koshovskyy 🇺🇦“Wealth = income - ego.” Roman is a business analyst at SoftServe, author of youtube-series and a podcast named “GOALS on FIRE” about financial literacy, investments and meaningful life. He is a Personal Finance Planner at iplan.ua – a consulting service that helps Ukrainians around the world to plan their life goals with smart financial and investment decisions and milestones. Roman also has a blog in Ukrainian called “Creativity. Development. Search”, where he shares the ideas on habits, psychology, good books, finances and a healthy & balanced lifestyle. We talked about the following: 00:01 Intro 0...

2021-08-0255 min