Balcony Talks

Let’s talk about emotionaly intelligent or ingnorant leaders and their teams, emotions regulation, supression, empathy and some tips with the amazing Paulo Moreira! Find Paulo here:

Let’s talk about web3, DeFi, ledgers, NFTs and all the buzzwords. Then break them down into real-world use cases, market trends and benefits for managenent. Guest talk with Marco Carvalho, find him and his suggestions here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcocarvalho06?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGdb1CTu5c | https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Stake-Ethereum-Philosophy-Blockchains/dp/164421248X || Support the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/MargaridaSilva

Let’s talk corporate retirement, values, FIRE, savings and investments. Guest talk with the amazing Rita Piçarra, ex-CFO at Microsoft Portugal, now retired at 44. Find her and her book: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritapicarra?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app | https://www.wook.pt/livro/a-vida-nao-pode-esperar-rita-picarra/29618236 | Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MargaridaSilva

Let’s talk Financial terms and financial statements, top and bottom lines and distributed budgeting? Happy talks!

It’s the last day of the year, retro time! Wrapping up 2023 and our second season. Happy talks!

Let’s talk about lean, fostering a nimble culture, what is « fake Agile », their « bullshit » jobs and how to navigate organizational change. With a Forbes member guest Nigel Thurlow, ex-Chief Agile at Toyota and current CEO of Flow Consortium. Bio and reading suggestion: https://nigelthurlow.com

Let’s talk about neural energy, stress factors and how to build cognitive resilience, Explore&Exploit scenarios and what the brain needs! With an amazing guest, Dr Delia MaCabe, PhD neuroscientist, teacher and speaker. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-delia-mccabe/ | Reading suggestion: https://lighterbrighteryou.teachable.com/p/home

Let’s talk about Human factors, how Teams are important in the Military as in Businesses, what are a CEO’s concerns and what’s next for Agile! With an amazing guest, Hugo Lourenço, Founder and CEO of the Agile Thinkers. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hlourenco75?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app | Books suggestions: Tame Flow https://tameflow.com/blog/2020-10-17/tameflow-and-the-agile-manifesto/ , Clean Language https://www.amazon.com/dp/1845901258?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_7M21F1FVR6HJ19ZKNMJV | Sooner, safer, happier https://www.amazon.com/dp/1950508412?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_NN47PSX0SVPXHRZA8ZQ0

Let’s talk about management icebergs, blindspots, hidden problems and a transparency culture. Happy talks!

Let’s talk about how we communicate, active listening, storytelling and non-violent communication. Happy talks! | https://www.redbull.com/int-en/wingfinder

Let’s talk about Tetris meetings and aletria? Focus time and how to master our calendar with out amazing guest Georg Fasching (https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgfasching ). Happy talks! Reading suggestions: Change, by Simon Powers The 6 Enablers of Business Agility, by Karim Harbott

Let’s talk about « fake it until you make it », being a fraud and how to overcome this? Guest talk with Nuno Góis, Product Manager and founder of the Impostor.PM community - https://www.nuno.pm/ | Guest suggestion: https://simonsinek.com/podcast/

Let’s talk about being stuck in the middle? Management & Leadership, operation and strategy, fit for role and much more! Guest talk with Pedro Nogueira, Director of Product Ops - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-g-nogueira | Reading suggestion: https://thecynefin.co/library/cynefin-weaving-sense-making-into-the-fabric-of-our-world/

Let’s talk about being productive: procrastination, motivation, creativity and sucess spirals. Happy talks!

Let’s talk about the power of saying NO!How to do it and why it’s so important and liberating. Reading suggestions: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/mind-matters-menninger/202111/the-power-saying-no?amp and https://www.amazon.com/Art-Saying-NO-Reclaim-Granted/dp/1549572741 Happy Talks!

Let’s talk about start-ups, scale-ups, unicorns and growth equity! The cost of opportunity and mY experience around this. Reading suggestion: https://theleanstartup.com/book . Happy talks!

Let’s talk about Management and leadership role on gatekeeping a sense of belloging for all genders, ages or races with out awesome guest Inês Santos Silva (https://www.linkedin.com/in/inessantossilva ) co-founder of Portuguese Women in Tech ( https://www.portuguesewomenintech.com ). Reading suggestion: The authority gap (https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Authority-Gap-Mary-Ann-Sieghart/9781784165888?redirected=true&utm_medium=Google&utm_campaign=Base1&utm_source=PT&utm_content=The-Authority-Gap&selectCurrency=EUR&w=AF7DAU968M1487A8YC5N )

Let’s talk about why and what it takes to change careers, building your own company and be a Digital nomad with our amazing guest Mariana Trigo! https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianatrigo from Tekia.io | Her reading suggestion here: Lean In https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16071764-lean-in?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_7

What’s the link between consistency in sports and managing a team? What does Ironman have to do with management? Let’ find out on this talk with the amazing guest Frederico Batista, PhD in Management, Senior Manager and professor at ISCTE Business School. Find him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericocbatista

Let’s start with the planning and celebrating 500+ plays around here, yay! Future & next steps, Davos 2023 and much more. Let’s talk? https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2023

Year-end it’s Retro time! Let’s wrap up 2022 and the podcast MVP. How was your year so far and what did we learn? Happy talks!

How can we build stress-resilient teams? Mental health hygiene in the burnout Era. Let's talk Psychotherapy principles for Management? Our awesome guest is Joana Coelho, a Psychiatry intern and level A trained in Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Find her here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joana-coelho-santos-0bab45259 WOEBOT (cute robot app that will help us check our health): https://woebothealth.com/

Decisions, decisions. Let’s talk about hats, perspectives and teams diversity. Happy Talks!

Invisible social networks, alliances, buy-ins and blackmails. How to play a positive game. Happy talks!

Neuroscience in business and mental relisience for managers and teams. Happy talks!

Ever faced rigid, outdated regulations and policies? Bureaucracy burden that slows down organizations & how to challenge that. Happy talks!

Managing is 360, but let’s check the Upper layer! Abstraction, expectations, feedbacks and calibration. Happy talks!

Is it a job, a career or a calling? It’s not only about money. Does your work promote you stress, passion, or all of the above? Happy talks!

How much Positivity is too much? Emotions supression, authenticity and the cheerleader manager. Happy talks!

Let’s talk about time? Deadlines, FOMO, Multitasking, Schedules and To Do Lists. Happy Talks!

Is this yet another buzzword? What is Management 3.0? How does it relate to VUCA? Happy talks!

Remote work, distributed teams, accountability and autonomy. Challenging enough? Happy talks!

First, let’s start with Why. Then, we will talk about Teams motivation and retention. Happy talks!