S2.E14: Representing Culture in a Digital World

06/15/21 • 46 min

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Digital has opened up a whole new world of possibilities.
When new projects are being explored, who represents the needs of your culture?
You... or is it a token effort?
Regardless of what benefits technology brings, each culture needs to be responsible for their own journey through the digital age and to beyond to ensure they get all the benefits.
In this episode I catch up with John Shortland, of Nga Puhi and Tainui descent, to discuss what happens when culture collides with technology.
About the guest
Based in Tolaga Bay on New Zealand's East Coast, John is a Full-stack .NET Developer with diverse knowledge and skills across various vertical markets. He specialises in developing robust, scalable, and most importantly – reliable solutions using the latest strategies, methodologies, and technologies.
And, more importantly, John is a strong believer that Maori must be responsible for guiding their own journey in technology.

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S2.E13: Values Based Recruitment

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Your business is taking off, you're hiring more people to meet the growing demand. The decisions you make now could have long consequences if you get them wrong.
Hiring is costly, but attrition is expensive.
If you get the hiring right from the start, the better it is for your business.
So how do you ensure that you hire the right people?
You hire people who match your values of course.
In today's episode, I talk with Vic Jack about the power of values-based recruitment.
About my guest:
Vic is the Principle Consultant at Maslow Limited, a People and Culture Agency that supports creative and tech industries with a value based recruitment model.

Vic's aim is to assist her clients and help them to provide flexible work opportunities for talented individuals.

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S2.E15: Planning for the out before you go in

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How are you going to manage it if the relationship breaks down? It's not necessarily something you consider when entering into a new business arrangement. Definitely something you need to think about if you want to avoid a lengthy and costly process when things don't go right.
In today's episode, I talked with Gerard Doolin, Managing Director of Be Amorgos, about contract management, dispute resolution, and what to consider when it all goes wrong.
About the Guest
With over three decades of experience in the legal and IT sector, Gerard is an accredited mediator, an expert in dispute resolution.
From 2019 he has led a software industry initiative to design and promote early-stage preventative dispute resolution processes for conflict id Software and Services projects to unlock, resolve and reset them and ensure outcomes are successful.