Corporate Beyond Stories

As holidays are aproaching we are taking 2 weeks long break to enjoy Christmas cheer. Happy holidays!

Christmas are coming. What do we know about this world-wide phenomenon and rituals connected to it? In this episode we focus on origins of Christmas customs in Slovakia and we talk about our relationship with this important holidays.

This time, we've looked into barriers in empathy. How to overcome our bias or prejudice, break the ice and listen to one another?   Additional mentions: The Red Queen Hypothesis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHZtJBC1hvo   Audio book from Matt Ridley - "The red queen" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrJ9riKQ6H0   Book from Kim Scott - Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast and Fair https:/...

Are we born as empathetic beings or is empathy a skill that we can  learn? In this podcast episode, Kolac will explain what is empathy how  we gain it and how it differs from sympathy.

In this episode three professionals with working experience in corporations look at weaknesses and changes that schools would need to make to better prepare young people for work and life. 

How does the youngest generation who experienced regime change on November 17th 1989 remember it? As citizens of Slovakia (and former  Czechoslovakia) we have had chance to witness transition from communism to democracy and in today's episode we will share our view on these two political systems not just in our country but others as well (e.g. China).

In this episode Kat continues to share her experience as a people  manager, she explains what are some unpopular tasks and chores managers  have on their plate regularly and also delves into a topic of unspoken  health issues managers face.

Is the career path of a manager right for you? In this episode Kat will share  her experience and stories of being a manager in a corporation and talk  about motivation and challenges on the path towards this job position.

Have you noticed the Facebook black-out? Did it affect you? In this episode we talk about how social media impact our behaviour and communication, how it transformed over the years, to what extent social media and other companies collect our personal information nowadays, targetted advertising and would we decide to get rid of Facebook if we could.

What is purpose of controlling our emotions? What happens if we don't learn about them? In this episode we cover topics such as emotional self awareness, self regulating, motivation for raising your emotional intelligence & SCARF model, discovering triggers, physical reactions to feelings and emotions inside of us, transferring of emotions to others and how our mental health influences emotion...

What is the difference between feelings and emotions? Is it possible to control our feelings? If so, how? In this episode we answer these questions and talk about what is emotional intelligence a.k.a. IE and why should we learn more about it. Books by Paul Ekman TV show about emotions and micro expressions "Lie to me"  

In this episode we talk about what pets we've owned so far, for what reasons, Koláč shares how dogs as pets influence chemicals in our brains and Kat shares how she and her husband care for and live with their pet Corgi.

In this episode we look at generation gaps and try to define the term. Baruš shares the differences between values of generation of parents and their kids in China, Kat tells us a story about how she experienced a feeling of age difference between her and her co-worker for the first time, Koláč explores why older people are resisting learning and not easily changing their views and finally we talk...

In this episode we talk about why women are not as represented in the leadership ranks as much as their male counterparts.

In this podcast episode we discuss LGBTI groups in Slovakia and other  countries, what are the laws and rights LGBTI communities are fighting  for and what challenges gays, lesbians, trans-gender, bisexual and  intersexual people have to go through.

In this podcast episode we talk about different kinds of people with  disabilities, what challenges they go through and give some examples of  how employees and employers need to adjust around colleagues with  disabilities.

What is diversity? How much does it influence us? In this episode we  talk about diversity in general being discriminated and diversity in  nationality.

Do you know the ways to motivate yourself? Is it possible to "generate" motivation in others or do they need to find it in themselves? In this podcast episode will answer these questions and few more as well.

All leaders know it is important to develop talent that you have in your  team. But what are some ways to spoil it? What to avoid when we don't  want to be counterproductive when growing skills and knowledge of our  teammates?

In this podcast episode we talk our experience and significance of volunteering and helping out others.

In this podcast we explain what is stress and possible ways to manage it.

Kat and our guest Michal, both experienced interviewers, will explain  how they like to do a job interview and what they like to avoid when  interviewing potential candidates.

What's the difference between influence and manipulation? Do we choose our influencers or is it out of our control? What kind of people have the biggest impact on us?

In this episode, with our guest Michal, we look at the current situation at the job market, what candidates expect compared to what are employer's expectations, how to adjust your CV or resume. Additionally we discuss emotions while job hunting, being overqualified for a job position and we name the forbidden questions during an interview. Michal, as a former interviewer, also share his unique vie...

Do you know how or when to ask for a salary raise? In this episode we talk about how much you should ask for, how much salary influences our motivation or when is the right time frame to ask for a pay raise if your are a newcomer. Kat, as a former manager, also shares different approaches to salary raise discussion with your leadership, impact of changing companies and factors managers need to con...