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.
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In this episode, Leszek and Marc Furrer discuss collaborative environments over traditional hierarchical structures, Marc has researched companies practicing self-organization, particularly holacracy. Marc emphasizes the benefits of self-organization in fostering innovation and empowerment but also discusses challenges in making lifestyle changes and the role of coaching in personal and organizational transformation.
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Leszek Knoll delves into the practical and theoretical aspects of software development, interdepartmental communication complexities, customer feedback utilization, effective problem-solving, one-on-one alignment, and the value of documents for decision-making with Francisco Trindade, Director Of Engineering at Braze.
Matt Warcholinski delves into an innovative hybrid work models, balancing sales and product management, funding significance, and the importance of human-centric leadership in startups with Dennis Teichmann, Startup Investor and Advisor.
Matt Warcholinski engages with Ian Forrester, Senior "Firestarter" at BBC, discussing innovation and adaptive media technologies, emphasizing public service in tech, offering practical remote work advice through the "personal user manual" concept, and sharing influential books and podcasts on the multifaceted role of technology in society.
