Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast

 You are probably a member of a team or leading a team. Are you in a team doing work together or are you in a group of inviduals doing work? If you are a member of a team, you are all by definition, working together towards a common goal. So if this meets your criteria for your workplace, then listen to this episode to learn about 5 mistakes you need to aoid, lets listen.    Listen to these episod...

People speak at about 125 words per minute. People think at 900 words per minute.  So guess what, when you speak at 125 words, you as listener are filling in the gaps with any information you want to put in between. You are making assumptions, stories, you turned off because you are thinking about what to answer next. Bottom line, we tend to suck at listening. In this episode, you will learn some...

Do you know the value you bring to your team?  Or perhaps you feel you can offer more and you have not being able to express the why effectively. Today you will learn some techniques to do a self assessment so you can recognize the strength of your skills.  Sign up here to receive your selef-assessment.  Listen to the Attributes episode here. https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/how-to-find-o...

If you are entering a new team or managing a new team, it can be quite intimidating especially if you are the new person. In this episode, you will learn about the 5Cs framework: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate, Create and Correct.    For coaching opportunities for you and your team, go to https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/p/coaching/   If you want to receive more information, subscribe...

In this episode recorded via LinkedIn Live, Empathy in Tech founder Andrea Goulet discusses why empathy is essential in tech and how to build it in organizations.  For coaching opportunities for you and your team, go to https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/p/coaching/   If you want to receive more information, subscribe to my newsletter via  https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/   Connec...

This episode is part 2 of a conversation with Enrique Acosta Gonzalez, military veteran, author and host of the Developing the Leader Within podcast. You can see the full episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVfCg0HX-NA&t=143s   Today we focus on emotional intelliugence: how to build it, what are some practices we can implement now, and how we can build work ethic within oiur teams.  For c...

This episode is part 1 of a conversation with Enrique Acosta Gonzalez, military veteran, author and host of the Developing the Leader Within podcast. You can see the full episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVfCg0HX-NA&t=143s   We talked about well leadership, how to collaborate in teams, communicating effectively and if can we really manage time.  For coaching opportunities for you and y...

In this episode, I will address two points of view. As an employer or hiring manager, how do you assess for soft skills? As a job seeker, how do you demonstrate tou have those skills. 

You may have seen multiple articles describing how important are "soft" skills for the future of work. If you are looking for a job or thinking about the next steps on your career you'd want to listen to this episode so you know what to prepare for.  For coaching opportunities for you and your team, go to https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/p/coaching/   If you want to receive more informati...

This is the last episode of this season and it you are listening as this episode is released we are approaching the end of the year. This is a time when we evaluate where are we, where do we want to go, so this episode will give you a lot of value. My guest is Andy Storch ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/andystorch/ ) and he is the author of a book called Own Your Career, Own Your Life. You will lear...

Bad situations are expected  at any point, that's a given, so how do we manage to deal with them effectively? At work, how do we help our teams become resilient? Today you will learn specific strategies on that with Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier, leadership psychologist, keynote speaker, executive coach, workplace mental health expert and author of the book The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach t...

Listen to my interview in the Empathy in Tech podcast ( https://www.empathyintech.com/) . If you want to receive more information, subscribe to my newsletter via https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/   Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/    

Politics, religion, diversity, issues with the law... there are so many topics that as people in positions of leadership, we refuse to talk about because we want to stay ouf of it we do not want to be controversial. But there are instances when is necessary because it aligns with values and it can even be good for business. Today we talk about when and how to speak out with Matt Kohut ( https://ww...

When you take that mandated company learning session online, do you actually learn something? How about those classes where you have "death by PowerPoint"? We love to talk about learning, yet we rarely work on finding or providing a learning experience.  Today we talk about learning with Vince Jeong. ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincejeong/ ). He is the host of the podcast The science of Excellen...

Are you a curious person? Are you prmoting curiosity among your team members? If not, you should, as my guest Dr Daine Hamilton recommends. She is a sought-after expert in curiosity, perception, emotional intelligence, and behavioral science. Dr. Hamilton is the creator of the Curiosity Code Index®, the Perception Power Index, and the author of five books sold worldwide. She is also the host if th...

Do you know what makes an individual thrive in a challenging situation? It is not physical ability or technical skill. The secret may be on using the right combination of attributes.  What are attributes and why can we use these to maximize our individual and team potential? Today we talk again in this podcast with Rich Diviney, a retired US Navy SEAL Commander and author of the book The Attribute...

 Today you will be listening to another podcast Arguing Agile with Brian Orlando and Om Patel.   We talked aboiut the missing patrt when it comes to implementation agile, the how to deal with the people part. That is, how improtrant is it for us to practice our soft skills to become better team members, managers, collaborators.   

Communications are so tricky. When I ask people and teams I work with what skill do you want to improve on I often hear, "I want to be a better speaker or a writer." The thing is, when we try to become that person we think we should use eloquent long speeches with convoluted words. But what if the secret ingredient involved just being YOU and keeping it simple.  This is what I have learned from Dr...

This podcast is centered around helping you refine those skills that help you do your work in tech, and a lot of those skills center around using agile ways of working. Today, I speak with an expert in one of those frameworks . His name is Richard Knaster and he has more than 30 years of experience in software and systems development, in roles ranging from developer to executive. Richard is the co...

 If you are a frequent listener you knoe I have had a few epsiodes about coaching on this show, especially agile coaching. I think as managers especially in the IT world, knowing that is takes a different skill set to be a good coach is essential as wel as recognize when you need a coach to help you and your team achieve great levels of performance. My guest today is an authority in the world of a...

Making teams, especially tech teams, work together effectively may not be something that just happens naturally. Sometimes it requires some coaching. In the world of adopting agile ways of working, agile coaches are a key part of an organization to help those teams to eventually manage themselves and succeed. I have been an agile coach and let me tell you, every team has its own unique challenges...

You and I have been on this situation. We are looking for a role, get an interview and then it's time to talk about salary expectations. Where do we even start here? How much can we ask for? What if they say no to my ask? Am I really asking for too much or too little?  My guest today will help us navigate through these scenarios so you can develop the skill of negotiation. Brandon Bramley has over...

Tell me about your workplace. Are you in a place where there is rarely ANY conflicts, things are good on the surface that is. Or are you in a place where there are multiple fights? Or perhaps, you are in a place where conflict, that is, different ideas are welcomed. My guest today agrees that conflict can be a great tool for teams.  Karin Hurt is the author, alongside David Dye, of Powerful Phrase...

Picture this, you are giving a presentation to a new customer about this app or this dashboard your team created, explained all the cool technical features at length. You feel good, you think you killed it since you prepared for so long, and at the end, the customer was not interested.  What went wrong? They just don't get it, right? Perhaps you did not bothered to put yourself in the feet of the...

Lets talk about AI, Artificial Intelligence. You are probably using itn right now to make your life easier, create transcripts, products, images… but are you really using it to make yourself a better person? Today you will learn how in this conversation with Camilo Rojas, Ph. D. Camilo is the CEO and Founder of ProjectUs.ai , a venture capitalist backed MIT Media Lab spinoff that created an AI too...