Corporate Beyond Stories

In this episode, we delve into the topic of hosting foreign colleagues on a business trip in your country, using Stereotype content model. 

We delve into the world of meetings and the intricate dynamics of cultural differences on business trips. Join us as we explore the challenges faced by international teams, share personal anecdotes, and offer practical tips for fostering effective collaboration across borders.

You can find our podcast on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3BU23IBjnpvsxXJdNiWlxh Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowledge-empowers/id1557801107 Other platforms - https://anchor.fm/knowledgeempowers

You can find our podcast on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3BU23IBjnpvsxXJdNiWlxh Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowledge-empowers/id1557801107 Other platforms - https://anchor.fm/knowledgeempowers

You can find our podcast on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3BU23IBjnpvsxXJdNiWlxh Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowledge-empowers/id1557801107 Other platforms - https://anchor.fm/knowledgeempowers

You can find our podcast on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3BU23IBjnpvsxXJdNiWlxh Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowledge-empowers/id1557801107 Other platforms - https://anchor.fm/knowledgeempowers

You can find our podcast on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3BU23IBjnpvsxXJdNiWlxh Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowledge-empowers/id1557801107 Other platforms - https://anchor.fm/knowledgeempowers

You can find our podcast on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3BU23IBjnpvsxXJdNiWlxh Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowledge-empowers/id1557801107 Other platforms - https://anchor.fm/knowledgeempowers

A well-written business justification can mean the difference between a project's success and failure. Join us as we explore the key components that should be included in every business justification.

In today's world, making a business case for any significant investment or decision is crucial. In this episode, we will share our experience with the different types of business justification.

In this podcast episode, we go through the reasons behind changing the name of our podcast from "Knowledge Empowers" to "Corporate Beyond Stories" and what other updates you can look forward to. 

Let's set on a path of self-fulfilling prophecies and explore the concept of Life Scripts in Transactional Analysis, a psychoanalytic theory that examines how our early life experiences shape our beliefs and behaviours about ourselves.

From Parent-Child dynamics to Adult-Adult interactions, this video will explore how different how the Adult ego states can be used to improve communication and relationships with others, as it enables us to respond to situations in a calm and objective manner.

In this podcast episode, we explore the concept of transactional analysis, a theory of personality and communication that examines the interactions between individuals. We discuss the three ego states, transactional patterns, and how understanding these concepts can improve communication and relationships.

As we enjoy our winter break we provide you with 3 fun facts.

We've had a lovely discussion with Paul Skinner on the topic of purpose and how to upgrade it.
Listen and/or watch the #podcast episode to find out:  

- purpose isn't #northstar and requires an #upgrade from time to time 

- yesterday's solutions are today's problems 

- how to navigate in the corporate world and their purposes

https://www.purposeupgrade.com/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-skinner-a73b8921

In this episode we share what languages we speak and how we got to get to learn them. Towards the end of the episode, Kat recommends few smartphone applications that boost your language learning efficiency.

What is retrospective and how is it practiced in a Scrum team? Jakub, certified Scrum Master, explains his approach to retrospective meetings and even retrospective practices outside Agile project management.

So your project is finished. What are the actions that you need to do at the close of project?  

https://theconversation.com/ -  The world’s leading publisher of research-based news and analysis coming out of unique collaboration between academics and journalists.

Let's deep dive on strategies to manage risk in project management, namely: risk acceptance, risk transference, risk avoidance and risk reduction.

Prevention is better than cure and this is true in Project Management as well. In this episode we discuss how to prepare for risks ahead of you.

Happy Holidays from Knowledge Empowers Podcast Team! Barus shares a  holiday related fun fact with you and Kat sends out Christmas greetings  in Korean.

Have you ever been stressed because you had to give a presentation in front of a larger crowd? Our guest speaker, Peter, will introduce how to calibrate emotions and in this episode we will specifically look at stress and anxiety.   

Your body language may shape who you are | Amy Cuddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc

There are few practices across different project management methodologies that are widely used in corporations and not only during project management. We talk about three of these: Dot-voting, Retrospective and Mood Marbles.

Book recommendation: Scrum Narrative and PSM Exam Guide: All-in-one Guide for Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1) Certificate Assessment Preparation https://www.amazon.com/Scrum-Narrative-Exam-Guide-All/dp/1521475466/

Requirements, Product Owners, SLAs and DOUs... Do you know these terms? If you work on a project or about to, you might need learn the meaning of these basic terms.

Stand-in's, clean desk policies, disaster plans and separation of duties. What are these and how do business controls influence you as a junior employee?

Withdrawal or Inner Emptiness are just 2 of 6 later stages of burnout that we talk about this episode.

How does it look when burnout starts? Denial of Emerging Problems or The compulsion to prove your worth are just couple of the 6 phases we talk about in this episode. Do they sound familiar to you?

We've been hearing a lot about burnout and many people seem to go through it but what is an actual definition of burnout?

Kat talks about a criminal event that directly affected her life and how she deals with sadness, hate, anger and frustration.

- An article about the event: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23032146/two-people-dead-after-a-shooting-in-central-bratislava.html
- In case of advice needed we recommend iN Poradna: https://www.inporadna.sk/ who is providing support and social, psychological and legal counselling for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in areas related to their sexual orientation and gender identity.

We often blame circumstances or even other people when we feel angry, sad, anxious, etc. But what is the true origin of emotions?

It is not often that we connect emotion of disgust with a professional environment. Yet there are definitely places you need to avoid it. Listen to find out more.

How is storytelling used in work and what has Hero's Journey got to do with it?

The skill of storytelling helps us to translate our thoughts, ideas and experience into stories. Through stories we connect with people around  us. Listen to this episode to discover how you can build up your storytelling skills.

Have you ever wondered how it looks #behindthescenes of an airplane corporation? We've interviewed a captain David Hecl to hear his experience. #mluvikvamkapitan  

Link to the books: 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/sk/book/show/59463560  

Local links for SVK: https://knihy.heureka.sk/david-hecl-mluvi-k-vam-kapitan-david-hecl-martin-moravec/#prehlad/  

Local links for CZ: https://www.zbozi.cz/vyrobek/david-hecl-mluvi-k-vam-kapitan-david-hecl-martin-moravec-2021-pevna/

Would it surprise you that surprise as an emotion doesn't get much attention in a workplace? No wonder it is often not manged well.

Let's talk about what is joy, where it comes from and how to bring it to work.

Is anger good or bad? The answer might surprise you. Listen to our "angry" stories and find out how to manage this emotion.

Are you dreading speaking in public or your next interview? No matter what you're afraid of, fear can be a crippling emotion. Let's look at how to handle feelings of fear in daily situations.

How would you get the best of out of major changes in your life and  work? Virginia Satir thought of this challenge and created  a model   that was designed to help people improve the way they cope with  unexpected change.

To increase your work performance you can build a relationship with your manager. They are not the only ones managing your relationship though. You should be managing your manager as well. But how would you go about it?

How to prepare for vacation and what do you need to do after you're back in work?

Is it acceptable to not to come to meetings? Do you need to respond to each single meeting invitation? What is necessary information that should meeting invitation body hold? We go through these and many other rules of meeting etiquette.

Did you know there are different types of meetings? Do you know which kinds you attend and what is their purpose?

How to make listening active and what are the different stages of moving from passive listening to active one?