To be successful, most of us aim to be academically competent and be experts in our chosen fields. But, is that really enough to be successful in your career?

Renata Sguario is the founder of Maxme, an Australian-based company that provides tech-enabled solutions that equip people with the skills identified as critical for the future workforce, so they can realize their potential and thrive. 

In this episode, Renata shares with us how the development of human skills can make a huge difference in the success of a person and even a team. Skills that are often overlooked are actually the skills we need to learn and develop. Ren’s vision is to give the next generation of workers the tools they need to realise their career potential and thrive in this rapidly changing world.

In this episode:

[03:25] The meaning behind Maxme.

[03:56] Maxme is for people who understand the importance of their skills and how it’s going to contribute to their success.

[04:54] The birth of Maxme and the inspiration that sparked the idea.

[07:03] Renata wants to spend the last 10-15 years of her career making a big difference through democratizing human skills.

[08:34] For the younger demographic, Maxme launched digitized products for the digital natives of this generation.

[09:09] They also run a school program for year ten to prepare the students for employability and skill they need in the future to succeed.

[10:47] From doing market research and asking students and employers, they found the core skills that differentiated people from each other and that made a difference.

[11:10] First is Self-awareness. 

[11:38] Another skill is the ability to communicate with impact.

[12:22] Being able to work with others or team collaboration.

[13:18] Being able to lean into complexity and not be afraid to get it wrong.

[14:02] I truly believe that leaders are there to serve others and to help people realize their potential. – Renata

[17:42] IT workforces are the lowest human skills and high in technical skills. And what will happen over time is it’s not going to serve companies.

[18:12] For university students, group work or team assignments are the most woeful experience because no one knows how to work well together.

[19:43] Step one to building your human skill game is the willingness to do it.

[20:23] Step two is to take on that reflection and reflect on what’s going on for you or working well for you.

[20:50] Step three is you just need to get started. Begin with our Hodie app.

[21:37] To build up our human skill capacity, the number one skill is self-awareness based on data and employers.

[23:00] Having a positive impact on your mindset will mean that you’re more likely to be confident in the way you do things.

[24:43] For teams, collaboration and communication are key. Building trust and rapport are the building blocks of high-performing teams.

[25:58] Don’t expect things to be perfect. Try again and try a bit differently.

About Renata Sguario

Renata Sguario is the founder of Maxme, an Australian-based company. She is a senior executive with almost 30 years of experience executing customer-centered, business, and tech transformations for leading businesses across the world. In parallel, this Human Skills Super Hero has recruited, led, coached, and mentored hundreds of employees over the course of her career. Ren’s vision is to give the next generation of workers the tools they need to realise their career potential and thrive in this rapidly changing world.

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