On this week's show, Javi welcomes a true heavy hitter in the world of localization. Chris Dell found his way into localization through writing, publishing, and translation, and he spent the last 15 years building Booking.com into a corporation of over 15,000 people.
Freshly "retired," Chris is reconnecting with old passions and starting new projects. In the episode, he and Javi discuss:
- Chris's experience at Booking.com
- Starting out by studying art
- Non-linear careers
- Curiosity driving your career
- Over empathizing" as a new manager
- Giving space and giving support as a leader
- Building relationships with international teams
- The emotional toll of letting employees go
- Vulnerability in leadership
- Good bosses vs. bad bosses
- Top down culture and crowd-sourced values
- Cultivating Ownership
- Investing in machine translation since 2016
- The value of not burning employees out
- Making time for what matters
- Recognizing our autonomy
- Re-learning to read
- Coaching
- Writing about prophecies and omens
and more!
Click play to hear a great conversation between Chris and Javi!
You can learn more about Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dell-69597550/
And feel free to reach out! He welcomes LinkedIn messages.
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