Beyond Tech Skills Podcast
1) BTS-054 We Noticed Your Mouse Hasn’t Moved Lately: Dr. Douglas Scherer on F.O.R.G.E.D. Leaders
In our final podcast episode, we'll be talking with Dr. Douglas Scherer, author of F.O.R.G.E.D.: Six Practices of Great Leaders in Volatile Times, about what makes a great leader ... great? Turns out...Show More
2) BTS-053 Ayy DJ Bring That Back: Peter Schroeder On Music, Entrepreneurship & Mentorship
Think your early career was successful? Peter Schroeder explains how he started his own communications-as-a-service venture in his late 20s, but that was only after introducing electronic dance music ...Show More
3) BTS-052 Yes, You Will Need This Math Later In Life: Tiffany Teasley on Shifting Your Career to Data Scientist
After 20+ years as a high school math teacher, you're looking for a new career path. What should you do? Tiffany Teasley has the answer: Data science! She joins Liron and Jim to chat about how she pl...Show More
4) CSI: Birmingham: Amy Simpson-Grange on IT Forensic Investigations
Doctors start as residents; master builders start as apprentices; executive chefs start as sous chefs. Why not IT professionals? Our guest, Amy Simpson-Grange, talks with Jim + Liron about her IT care...Show More
5) The Secret to a Full Life? Surround Yourself With People Smarter Than You
Finding the right mentor is crucial to having a full life, Jerry Thomas – IT professional, physicist, and educator – tells Jim + Liron. Jerry explains how the legendary scientist Richard Feynman mento...Show More
6) Finding That PERFECT Fit For the Job - Scientifically! Ameetha Garbharran on Overcoming Cognitive Biases While Hiring
Finding the perfect person for a key position is a noble goal, but many organizations struggle with what achieving that target actually involves. Jim + Liron talk with Dr. Ameetha Garbharran, an organ...Show More
7) It's OK Not To Be OK: 2022 In Review
2022 seemed at times an unrelenting barrage on everyone's stress levels, so it's no surprise that mental health was a key element of this year's podcast. Jim and Liron chat about their favorite episod...Show More
8) Adapt, Improvise, Overcome: Sandy Kaider on Helping Veterans Transition to Civilian Careers
Veterans and active servicemembers of the United States military are often among the most qualified – and, sadly, often overlooked! - candidates for job opportunities, especially for IT positions. Jim...Show More
9) Actually, Every Public Speaker Feels Like An Impostor: Mirela Ardelean + Neil Chandler on the MASH Program
So you’re thinking about submitting a session to a user conference, but unsure if you have what it takes to speak in front of people? Or maybe you’re nervous about presenting on a topic you know well,...Show More
10) BTS-045 Should We Resign Ourselves to the Great Resignation?
Is it the Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle, or something completely different? One thing's for sure: Whatever we've all experienced directly or indirectly within IT since mid-2020 may simply def...Show More