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Tech World Human Skills

Ben Pearce interviews thought leaders in the tech world to learn from their success. In each episode we focus on a topic our guest has learnt about, failed at, course corrected and ultimately succeeded with. We can stand on the shoulders of giants and benefit from their insight. The Tech World Human Skills podcast is a masterclass on building the leadership, professional and human skills that are essential to thrive in the tech world. If you're in Pre-Sales, Consulting, Engineering, Customer Success, Architecture, Tech Leadership or any other tech discipline come and join the party. New episodes every 2 weeks. Listen...

What Nobody Tells You About Moving Into Tech Leadership | Malcolm Murphy

50 mins; March 31, 2026

EP76: Five Human Competencies Every Modern Leader Needs with Panos Malakoudis

45 mins; March 18, 2026

EP75: Building an AI-Native Engineering Team with Nic Neate

45 mins; March 03, 2026

EP74: Leading Through Major Incidents with Richard Baker

44 mins; February 17, 2026

EP73: Leadership 101 - Leading Change with Ben Caird

48 mins; February 03, 2026

EP72: Value Engineering 101 with Paul Harris

47 mins; January 20, 2026

EP71: The Hidden Half: ADHD and Neurodiversity in Tech with Sam Bramwell

43 mins; January 06, 2026

EP70: Will AI Eat Consultancy Jobs? with Steve Chan

41 mins; December 09, 2025

EP69: Leadership 101 - Building Trust with Ben Caird

41 mins; November 25, 2025

EP68: So You Want To Be A CTO with David Crawford

44 mins; November 11, 2025

EP67: First Recall = First Call - Neuroscience of Memory, Time and Persuasion with John K Coyle

40 mins; October 29, 2025

EP66: Speaking At My First Big Conference with Felicity Nyan

40 mins; October 14, 2025

EP65: Rethinking Goals. The Must Be a Better Way with Radhika Dutt

50 mins; September 30, 2025

EP64: The Customer Connection Formula with Liping Huang

40 mins; September 16, 2025

EP63: From Proposal To Podium: Speaking At Big Tech Conferences with Renuka Jhalli

37 mins; September 02, 2025

EP62: Building High Performance Teams in Tech with Sean O'Shea

44 mins; August 19, 2025

EP61: Why Digital Projects Fail with James Freed

40 mins; July 22, 2025

EP60: Converting Learning To Execution with Tim Chinchen

42 mins; July 08, 2025

EP59: Creating A Thriving Team with Leigh Smith

47 mins; June 24, 2025

EP58: The Darker Side of Tech and ESG with Oliver Cronk

45 mins; June 10, 2025

EP57: The Reluctant Presenter with Kate Pearce

34 mins; May 27, 2025

EP56: Leadership, Talking Value and Command And Control: Q+A with Ben Caird

44 mins; May 13, 2025

EP55: AI: The Rise of The Zero-Knowledge Threat Actor with Etay Maor

47 mins; April 29, 2025

EP54: How To Be a Leader In The AI Age with Pratim Das

36 mins; April 15, 2025

EP53: The Startup Mindset: 5 Lessons That Level Up Your Life with Alex Casalboni

45 mins; April 01, 2025

EP52: The Telling Part Of Data Storytelling with Scott Taylor

39 mins; March 19, 2025

EP51: How To Get Hired In Tech with Bob Bath

38 mins; March 04, 2025

EP50: You Don't Need To Demo Tech To Win with Jack Cochran

45 mins; February 18, 2025

EP49: How To Build A Culture Of Innovation with Mark Renney

43 mins; February 04, 2025

EP48: How To Become A Human Leader with Nick Jemetta and Helen Joy

42 mins; January 21, 2025

EP47: Tech Translator: How To Bridge The Gap To Business with Ed Sant'Anna

45 mins; January 07, 2025

EP46: How To Write Disgustingly Well with Emma Loveday

41 mins; December 10, 2024

EP45: How To Give And Receive Feedback with Nicola Slater

44 mins; November 26, 2024

EP44: How To Thrive With Imposter Syndrome with Frances Nichols

30 mins; November 12, 2024

EP43: Questions With Caird: The Return with Ben Caird

32 mins; October 30, 2024

EP42: Tech Keynotes: The Backstage Pass with Martin Beeby

50 mins; October 15, 2024

EP41: How To Make Notes: Creating A Personal Knowledge Management System with Nicole van der Hoeven

37 mins; October 01, 2024

EP40: The Top 5 Tips To Thrive In Corporate Tech with Dan Westley

39 mins; September 17, 2024

EP39: Planning Your Cloud Career Journey with Prasad Rao

30 mins; September 03, 2024

EP38: How To Explain Really Complicated Things with Viktor Farcic

39 mins; August 20, 2024

EP37: Funding Startups and Scaleups 101 with Leke Sholuade

41 mins; August 12, 2024

EP36: Getting Involved In The Tech Community with Ethan Sumner

33 mins; July 30, 2024

EP35: Could Apprenticeships Solve The Digital Skills Gap? with Luke Smith

33 mins; July 16, 2024

EP34: How To Thrive Whilst Working Remotely with Lisette Sutherland

36 mins; July 02, 2024

EP33: A Better Way To Estimate with Jason C. McDonald

37 mins; June 18, 2024

EP32: Using Personas To Be More Successful With Stakeholders with Alex Stuart

37 mins; June 04, 2024

EP31: Questions Episode With Ben Caird

28 mins; May 21, 2024

EP30: Learning Lots Fast with Whitney Lee

37 mins; May 07, 2024

EP29: Technical Mentoring with Jeff Stokes

36 mins; April 23, 2024

EP28: 6 Tips To Drive Action With Customers with Maddie Suppon

35 mins; April 09, 2024

EP27: The Reality Of Life As A Digital Nomad with Evie Brockwell

30 mins; March 27, 2024

EP26: Be A Person Not A Personal Brand with Scott Hanselman

36 mins; March 13, 2024

EP25: Social Mobility in Tech with Neil Marley

39 mins; February 27, 2024

EP24: Using Story Arcs To Engage Stakeholders with Mark Green

45 mins; February 13, 2024

EP23: Lessons From Founding A Data Consultancy with Suranga Fernando

37 mins; January 30, 2024

EP22: Speaking With Clarity with Lidia Vasileva

33 mins; January 16, 2024

EP21: Becoming A Great Leader with Kate Waterfall Hill

43 mins; January 02, 2024

EP20: How To Build A Great Team with Vicky Reddington

38 mins; December 12, 2023

EP19: How To Manage Stakeholders with Ben Caird

34 mins; November 28, 2023

EP18: How To Deal With Burnout Whilst Working In Tech with Nick Jemetta

36 mins; November 14, 2023

EP17: Securing Your Career With a Personal Brand with Ashley McGlone

43 mins; November 01, 2023

EP16: Get Curious About Neurodiversity with Jess Meredith

42 mins; October 17, 2023

EP15: Accelerating Your Career And Salary In Tech with Patrick Pissang

42 mins; October 03, 2023

EP14: Pitching Ideas with Colin Howes

37 mins; September 19, 2023

Ep13: Founding An Innovative Tech Start Up with Dan Scarfe

38 mins; September 05, 2023

EP12: Technical Storytelling Using AOREN with Ben Pearce

25 mins; August 16, 2023

EP11: Analogies: Making the Complex Simple With Marco Tamassia

35 mins; August 01, 2023

EP10: From Survival To Revival in Tech with Alison Sinclair

36 mins; July 18, 2023

Ep9: Changing Careers: Moving Into Tech with Jessica Olanrewaju

32 mins; July 04, 2023

EP8: Top Recruitment Tips To Get Your Next Tech Job with Waqar Sabir

34 mins; June 20, 2023

EP7: What On Earth is a Chief Envisioning Officer?!? with Dave Coplin

49 mins; June 06, 2023

E6: From Steamroller to Collaborator with Jeffrey Snover

38 mins; May 23, 2023

E5: Lessons from a Disruptive Anti-CISO with Phil Winstanley

36 mins; May 09, 2023

E4: From Techy To Manager with James Complin

35 mins; April 25, 2023

E3. Using Humour To Engage People with Louise Stevenson

31 mins; April 11, 2023

E2: From Techy to CEO with Justin Langford

30 mins; March 28, 2023

E1: Talking To The C-Suite with Tony Whitehorn

34 mins; March 15, 2023

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