Over the last decade, Leszek has developed several successful businesses, among them a software development agency that supports Fortune 500 companies. With the challenges a growing business brings, he observed that stepping out of a tech role into a leadership one brings the need for a different approach. As a host of the Better Tech Leadership podcast, Leszek is focused on bridging the gap between tech and people skills.
Working for many years with software engineering and architecture I forged skills that allowed me to cross the different layers in the organisation to communicate, align and inspire people to build the right thing. While focusing on customer success, I also strive to create better engineering experiences.I'm working with the amazing people behind the Zalando Partner Program, most specifically the Partner Growth and Optimisation pillar, where I lead a team responsible for providing insights for companies to understand how they are performing and seize growth opportunities while using our platform.
In this episode, Felipe Streb explores cultural variations in work practices, communication, and trust-building in the tech industry. Felipe contrasts his work life in Spain and Germany, particularly noting differences in work hours and organizational preferences. His role at SEAT:CODE a digitalization center for the automotive industry, showcases the importance of agile development processes.
In this episode, Pat Kua shares insights into his leadership success through nurturing others, particularly new tech leads, managers, directors, VPs, and CTOs, and stresses the need for personalized definitions of success. He highlights the importance of support for those transitioning into management roles and effective teaching skills for leaders.
In this episode David shares insights from his career at eBay and mobile.de. He underscores the importance of delivering valuable products to users and giving back to the community by advising early-stage startups. At mobile.de, his team is a balanced mix of internal and external members to foster innovation while maintaining core business integrity.
In this episode Leszek interviews Andrew Martinez, VP of Product at Honeysales. Their discussion highlights the role of AI in enhancing human efficiency, focusing on balancing AI autonomy with maintaining seller control over messaging. Challenges like ensuring personalized communication and improving AI output through examples of effective messages are addressed.