Worskshop: Offline | Duration: 90 to 120 min | Languages: English, Bulgarian
In the age of AI, the value of our soft skills has never been more crucial. As humans, we’ve always had emotions, even before we could articulate them. Yet, in the digital era, we’ve often neglected them in favor of code and screens.
- To be successful in what we do, we need our soft skills.
- We need our soft skills to be sane and have a balanced life.
- To be humans and grow as such, we need our soft skills.
I help you find those skills and emotions buried in you with the help of some heavy metal music.
Learning outcomes
- You will learn a method to learn new skills with the help of (heavy) metal music.
- You will learn to be resilient, react to a change, fight for yourself, get back on your path when you lose it, and focus on things that make you happy (at work!)
- You will work with your team to remember skills that will help you grow individually and as a whole.
- You will understand what fun means in the realm of work.
- You will learn more about yourself.
- You will have fun and listen to some nice tunes.
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What others say
I gave a talk with similar topic at FOSDEM 2024, in front of the DevOps group in Prague, at OpenFest 2023 Bulgaria and at DORS/CLUC 2023 in Zagreb.
Here is one of my favorite feedback:
A bit longer description
This session challenges you to discover what else is needed from your side to become a better professional. It doesn’t matter whether you work remotely, in an office, or part of a small startup or a huge company. Those skills are the same.
I am reviewing some heavy metal classics and sharing my view of what they can teach you.
- Do you have an identity crisis at work? What does Arch Enemy have to say?
- Do you need help with a problem? Pantera has the answer.
- Do you want to go out of your comfort zone? Judas Priest has something to offer.
- Do you need support with all the processes and automation? Black Sabbath to the rescue.
You will learn to be resilient, react to a change, fight for yourself, get back on your path when you lose it, and focus on things that make you happy at work!
We usually ignore the (soft) skills you need to help you work better with others. When you need them, it is too late. Come with me on the journey to listen to some heavy metal music, sing songs (if you feel like it), and be serious about your me(n)tal health.
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