Jul 24, 2019A fundamental problem with job descriptions in ITThere’s a fundamental problem with job descriptions for IT positions which is a reason recruiters don’t get enough applicants. Look, JDs were never meant to be external ads. They are internal HR documents, supposed to be stored in an internal knowledge base. But here’s what most of the IT recruiters…Hiring3 min readHiring3 min read
Nov 14, 2018The First Smart Upskill MeetupOn Thursday evening, 40 professionals gathered up to see how they can help us at #smartupskill on our mission to upskill a million people. I was thrilled to see guys and gals coming together from all parts of Slovakia: Zilina, Martin, Presov, and even Vranov nad Toplou! First, I introduced…Innovation2 min readInnovation2 min read
Oct 31, 2018What I Wish I Knew In My 20'sThe Consulting Club Bratislava has invited me to speak at a conference What I Wish I Knew In My 20’s to (mostly) university students. Below are a few slides with topics I meant to cover, although as they had lots of questions, we covered only the first few. …Life2 min readLife2 min read
Oct 26, 2018My take on disciplineIt seems like the most successful people in life are disciplined. What can we do to foster self-discipline? “Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.” — Lou Holtz 1. Hard work If we want to succeed we have to be willing to work harder than anyone else. Disciplined people do not mind working extra…Self Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
Oct 5, 2018Promoting Digital Skills In My Hometown — RevucaThe Pontis Foundation and SAPIE organized a campaign called This is 21 to promote the importance of digital skills among the youngsters. Today, on October 5, fifty entrepreneurs in Slovakia got back to their schools to talk to students about the need to learn continuously and work on their digital…Education2 min readEducation2 min read
Sep 17, 2018On a mission to upskill a million peopleAs I believe the future of the workforce is going to be all about learning additional skills and re-training, I’m on a mission to upskill a million people around the world.Education1 min readEducation1 min read
Sep 7, 2018Five days of the Design SprintThe Design Sprint is a SUPERB methodology to build prototypes of products and services QUICKLY. 🌀 It’s been developed at GV (Google Ventures) as a technique to quickly design, prototype, and test the viability of an idea, product, or feature. The design sprint consists of 5 phases (typically days), starting…Design Sprint2 min readDesign Sprint2 min read
Aug 30, 2018Ask This Killer Question When InterviewingDuring an interview, there’s a 100% chance I ask my favorite question: “What’s the last thing you learned?” It’s an easy open-ended question anyone can respond, so the interviewee usually starts talking immediately. But in fact, I don’t care about WHAT they learned. I look for clues WHEN it happened. …Education2 min readEducation2 min read
Aug 21, 2018Perfect 1–1s with developersWhat works well for me to keep my 1–1s with developers well organized? — 1. Having a running agenda in a shared online document. This way both I as the manager and the developer could contribute before the meeting. If the agenda was empty, we spent the first three minutes of our meeting preparing the plan. In the running doc, we could easily see…Management2 min readManagement2 min read
Jul 31, 2018How To Attract Developers To Join Your Company?One of the most significant challenges I keep hearing from company leaders is the (in)ability to recruit tech talents. The skill gap is tremendous. On the one hand, there are hundreds of thousands of unemployed people here in Slovakia, while at the same time, companies fight for only a few…Recruiting3 min readRecruiting3 min read
