Workplace Evolution Episode #10 - The Evolution of "Big Tech" & the Silcon Valley Culture

By Workplace Evolution

15 Nov 2019

Welcome to the Workplace Evolution podcast episode #10 with Onica CEO Stephen Garden. A very warm, sandy and sunny welcome to this podcast where we are given an incredible insight in to what is happening right now in the field of big tech in silicon valley and how the sector is shaping our world. Click here for the podcast: http://bit.ly/2XgOJ1u Chartered Business Psychologist Michael Costello discusses with Stephen the following: What is big tech and cloud computing? How big tech is shaping our world The responsibility of the sector to our planet and society US Government influence / the US Election The "Fear of missing out" culture in silicon valley The challenges the secotr faces  Diring a high performing team in the US and being able to "Switch off" in executive roles    Related links: Onica Website: https://onica.com/ Stephen Garden Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephengarden/   If you enjoyed the podcast please like and share! If you would like to be on the podcast and have great business insights to share get in touch at admin@workplaceevolution.  Thank-you for listening. You can find out more about us at the following addresses: Website:  www.workplaceevolution.co.uk Twitter:  https://twitter.com/workplaceevol Michael Costello's LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcostellooccpsych1/ The Workplace Evolution podcast is brought to you by Workplace Evolution Ltd - The Natural Selection For Workplace Solutions. Michael Costello is the managing director of Workplace Evolution based in Lancaster, UK.

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