60. Exploring a career in Learning & Development

All organisations define a learning and development strategy to help their employees build the right skills and to shape their thinking. This in turn influences and builds the right culture for the organisation. In this era of digital revolution, helping employees re-skill is critical to adapt to an ever changing business landscape and it's many uncertainties. How do organisations define their Learning & Development strategy? What are the different roles involved in making this strategy successful? What does it take to be successful in these roles? We talk about this with Gautam Goenka, Global Leadership Development Manager at GE Healthcare.

Gautam has over 2 decades of experience in the industry. He has worked with multiple organisations like Shell, Baker Hughes and General Electric. He is also the chairman of Dubai's largest and most active community theatre group - H72 productions.

Episode length: 36 min | Listen on: Spotify | Google | Apple | More options

59. The World of Developer Advocacy

Have you ever wondered what Developer Advocacy and Ecosystem building involve? What skills does one require to become a developer advocate? What are the challenges and opportunities in this field? How does this compare with other roles?

Taylor D., Head of Ecosystems at Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) answers these questions and shares his fascinating journey. Taylor has been a Founder, Site Reliability Engineer, Systems engineer and most recently a Developer Advocate at HashiCorp before his current role.

Episode length: 27 min | Listen on: Spotify | Google | Apple | More options

58. Exploring the world of user experience

Digital products are an integral part of our day-to-day lives. We are increasingly aware about our experiences with these products - whether they delight us, make us happy or drive us insane. What does it take to design and build these experiences? What are the roles in an organisation that help drive user experience? What skills does it take to do this? We talk about this with Stephanie Williams, UX Director at GE Healthcare.

Stephanie has over 17 years of experience in the industry. She started out as a usability specialist at Ford Motor Company, moved on to lead user research and design and now as a director, drives experience strategy and focuses on making it a part of how an organisation works.

Episode length: 45 min | Listen on: Spotify | Google | Apple | More options