Tech World Human Skills
by Ben Pearce
Latest episode
Which Human Skills Matter More as AI Gets Smarter | Wilhelm Klein
Which Human Skills Matter More as AI Gets Smarter | Wilhelm Klein
About this podcast
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 stand on the shoulders of giants and benefit from their insight.
The Tech World Human Skills podcast is a masterclass on building the leadership, professional and human skills that are essential to thrive in the tech world.
If you're in Pre-Sales, Consulting, Engineering, Customer Success, Architecture, Tech Leadership or any other tech discipline come and join the party.
New episodes every 2 weeks. Listen to The Tech World Humans Skills podcast wherever you listen to your podcast or watch on YouTube. Check out www.techworldhumanskills.com for more details.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 90 episodes
- Which Human Skills Matter More as AI Gets Smarter | Wilhelm Klein · 41 minWhen AI can do the analysis, the skills that used to sit at the edge of a technical career move to the centre. This episode looks at what Wilhelm Klein calls the repricing of…
- How To Prepare For a Sales Engineer Job Interview | David Ledger · 43 minThis episode looks at how to get hired as a sales engineer while the hiring process itself is changing. David Ledger has run more than fifty interviews in his first three months…
- Applying Stoicism in the Tech World | Tony Francetic · 41 minStoicism is not about feeling nothing. It is about deciding what deserves your energy and what does not. This episode looks at how a 2,000 year old philosophy shows up in the…
- The four skills every sales engineering leader needs | Malcolm Murphy · 52 minThe skills that make someone a strong technical expert are rarely the skills that make them a strong leader of the business around that expertise. This episode continues the…
- Why Playing To Your Strengths Beats Fixing Weaknesses | Susie Harding · 41 minFixing weaknesses feels productive, but doubling down on what you are already good at is usually what actually moves the needle. This episode explores the case for a…
- How Leaders Overcome Resistance To Disruptive Technology | Matt Quinn · 45 minChange management often fails for one simple reason: nobody diagnosed why people are actually resisting before throwing more training and communication at the problem. Matt…
- How To Stand Out In A Competitive Tech Job Market | Dr Kyle Elliott · 42 minA tough job market rewards the people who can say, in one sentence, why they, and not the other thousand applicants, should get the role. This episode turns into a live coaching…
- Four Human Skills Every Sales Engineer Needs | Ron Whitson · 47 minThis episode is the second of two conversations with Ron Whitson, and it picks up where part one left off. Ron returns to walk through the remaining four of his seven timeless…
- How To Structure a Technical Presentation People Will Remember · 36 minMost technical professionals can fill a presentation with content. The harder problem is deciding what belongs, what order it goes in, and how to stop the audience forgetting…
- How To Earn More And Move Up In Technology | Jeremy Burns · 43 minThis episode looks at why career growth in technology rarely happens by accident, and what people working in tech can actually do to take control of their own progression. Ben…
- Three Human Skills Every Sales Engineer Needs | Ron Whitson · 38 minBuyers in a serious software evaluation sit through between eight and thirteen vendor demos, and most of them blur into the same slick performance, so the sales engineer who…
- Business Storytelling For Sales Engineers | Tim Chinchen · 39 minStories are like mustard on a ham sandwich. A little lifts everything. An inch thick and you lose the room. Tim Chinchen has spent 30 years in technology, half of that leading…
- How to Get Better Results From Your Technical Team | Ben Caird · 42 minHow to get better results from your technical team is one of the most searched questions in tech leadership. And the answer is almost never about hiring better people. It is…
- What Nobody Tells You About Moving Into Tech Leadership | Malcolm Murphy · 51 minMost technical people get promoted because they're the best at the job. Then they spend the next 18 months quietly struggling. Nobody told them it is a completely different job…
- EP76: Five Human Competencies Every Modern Leader Needs with Panos Malakoudis · 45 minIn this episode, Ben Pearce and Panos Malakoudis discuss the evolving landscape of leadership in the age of AI. They explore the five essential human competencies that modern…
- EP75: Building an AI-Native Engineering Team with Nic Neate · 45 minIn this episode Ben Pearce and Nic Neate discuss what it's really like to build and be part of an AI native engineering team. Nic shares his experiences and insights on how AI is…
- EP74: Leading Through Major Incidents with Richard Baker · 44 minIn this episode of the Tech World Human Skills Podcast, Ben Pearce and Richard Baker discuss the critical topic of managing major incidents in the tech industry. They explore the…
- EP73: Leadership 101 - Leading Change with Ben Caird · 49 minLeading through change isn't about sending a broadcast email and hoping for the best. In this episode, Ben Caird breaks down why most change initiatives fail and shares the ADKAR…
- EP72: Value Engineering 101 with Paul Harris · 48 minIn this episode we delve into the concept of value engineering and explore its significance in the tech industry. Paul explains the importance of understanding both the…
- EP71: The Hidden Half: ADHD and Neurodiversity in Tech with Sam Bramwell · 44 minIn this episode we talk about ADHD in tech. We explore what ADHD is, how it shows up in the tech workplace, and provides practical tips for both neurotypical and neurodivergent…
