Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast

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/  Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ 

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 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/  Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ 

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 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/  Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ 

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 information, subscribe to my newsletter via https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/  Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ 

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 learn today about how to start paving the way to get to a career you love.  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/ 

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 to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health. 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/ 

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://www.matthewkohut.com/)  Matthew Kohut is the author of Speaking Out: The New Rules of Business Leadership Communication (2024) and other books as well. As the managing partner of KNP Communications, Matt has prepared CEOs, elected officials, and public figures for events from live television appearances to TED talks.  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/  

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 Excellence and the CEO of learning company Sparkwise.  We talked about  what consideration we need to take to learn because it is a skill.  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/