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Welcome to The Progressing Lives Everywhere Podcast series, brought to you by Amoria Group. Progression is the core of our purpose as a company; it is a continuous journey and encompasses all aspects of our lives, but is perhaps most obvious in our professional lives and careers. Amoria Group are committed to walking the talk and, through our recruitment brand Amoria Bond and consultancy Coalesce Management Consulting, we work hard to create a positive and inclusive environment for everyone. Across Amoria Group, we are committed to progressing the lives of our people, our candidates and clients, the sectors we serve, and the global community within which we operate. In each podcast episode, employees from across Amoria Group will host insightful interviews to help progress lives everywhere. At Amoria Bond, we are committed to progressing the lives of our people, our candidates and clients, the STEM sectors we serve, and the global community within which we operate. This is a podcast to understand what progression means to prominent business leaders, discussing their personal experiences of progression and sharing invaluable insights and inspiring anecdotes. In each podcast episode, employees from across Amoria Bond will interview such business leaders to help progress lives everywhere.
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Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
In this episode of The Progressing Lives Everywhere Podcast, we’re joined by Madelein Smit, CIO at EVBox to discuss the evergreen topic of Women in Technology.
Covering the importance of mentoring, how working across different sectors has played a key part in her progression, and how technology is going to shape the future - both in the world of work and outside it - Arsalan and Madelein also discuss why empowering both men and women in the workplace will help achieve true equality.
Hosted by Arsalan Akbar, Senior Cybersecurity Recruitment Consultant, this instalment is the perfect listen for those in the tech sector and anyone wanting to hear some inspiring anecdotes from Madelein's impressive career.
Timestamped guide:
1:54 - What does progression means to you, and what inspired your own progression?
3:56 - How did you progress your own life once you left South Africa?
6:46 - Where does your ambition come from? What drives you?
8:47 - How does working across a range of sectors benefit your progression, and has it been by design?
11:34 - Why is mentoring and building teams so important to you?
13:20 - How has being a mentor benefited you?
15:00 - What did you learn about yourself from the mentoring process?
15:41 - From your experience, what do you consider to be the attributes of a really great mentor?
18:56 - How do you use humour to get the best out of people?
20:23 - What do you mean when you talk about internal Northstar?
22:54 - What would be the first step in this process?
23:56 - What advice or tips would you give to professional working women?
24:57 - Why should companies care about losing female talent?
26:57 - What is the most effective approach you've seen a company take on driving forward gender balance?
28:33 - How, as a CIO/Non-Executive Director, do you incorporate diversity and inclusion into business DNA, culture and values?
29:48 - How do you think technology is going to play a part in increasing flexibility in the workplace?
31:36 - What role will technology play in regards to eliminating climate change and world hunger?
34:25 - What is EVBox currently doing to help in the fight against climate change?
35:57 - What is the most significant lesson you've learned or piece of advice you would want to give someone to help progress a goal, ambition or area of their life?
36:53 - Finally, how did you get into singing?
Connect with your host, Arsalan Akbar on LinkedIn.
Find your guest, Madelein Smit on LinkedIn.
Thanks for listening to The Progressing Lives Everywhere Podcast, brought to you by Amoria Bond.
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