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Apr 2023
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Changing Culture, Career Insights and Ou...

Patrick Akil
About this episode

Our 100th episode special with Jason Lengstorf!

It's been a while since we've done an in-person episode, but Jason happened to be in the neighbourhood, so we made it happen 🙌

We had a blast and kept rolling longer than usual with exciting discussions on various topics 🚀

Thank you so much for tuning in for this milestone episode, I truly appreciate your support! 🤗

Connect with Jason Lengstorf:

https://www.jason.af

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlengstorf

https://twitter.com/jlengstorf

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnty0z0pNRDgnuoirYXnC5A


Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/RNW7S9U7VkA

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  

Big shoutout to ⁠Xebia⁠ for making this episode possible!


OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - Live podcasts
00:01:48 - In person podcasts
00:03:15 - Public speaking
00:05:28 - Finding your topic
00:07:21 - Preventing a burnout
00:11:48 - Work-life balance
00:15:01 - Creative outlets
00:16:38 - Different ways to consume information
00:19:41 - Authenticity and integrity
00:22:35 - Relationships throughout your career
00:25:23 - Type of work and the scale of the organisation
00:31:27 - Mapping out your core values
00:36:10 - Understanding the politics of an organization
00:39:57 - The challenges with big organisations
00:42:37 - Strategically levering relationships
00:44:45 - Stress and weird behaviour
00:48:37 - Big picture thinking
00:52:22 - Outcomes vs output
00:57:00 - Culture and marketing
01:04:08 - Engaging media
01:15:48 - Company cultures
01:19:43 - Changing perception
01:23:48 - Amazing USPs
01:32:32 - Customer value
01:37:54 - Come build with me
01:41:36 - Streaming in front of people
01:47:27 - Riding the waves
01:50:17 - Big thank you!

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