How To Stand Out At Work | Claudia Mendes Silva, Siemens

How To Stand Out At Work | Claudia Mendes Silva, Siemens | Lisbon, Portugal

Published 2024-07-15

AD | Sonya Barlow interviews Claudia Mendes Silva, Siemens, in Lisbon, Portugal. In this discussion, Sonya and Claudia talk about being a Woman at Work, Remote Working, Digital Nomads, Working from Portugal, How to Thrive at Work, Negotiation Techniques, Attracting and Retaining Talent, diversity and conclusion, plus Tips on What to See in Portugal, What to Eat in Lisbon and What to Do in the Lisbon City. Claudia is a Portuguese native who has worked her way up from a small town in Portugal to senior management at Siemens - her story is interesting and full of insights!

Questions & Chapters:
00:00:12 - Is Lisbon always warm?
00:01:50 - What is micromanagement?
00:03:00 - Are there Digital Nomads in Lisbon?
00:04:00 - How To Hire and Attract The Best Talent?
00:07:00 - How To Enter Technology?
00:12:00 - Business Networking 101
00:15:00 - Why Do We Not Encourage Women?
00:17:00 - Do Teachers Need To Be Paid For?
00:18:00 - What Is a Computer Scientist?
00:22:00 - How To Support Women At Work?
00:22:30 - How To Build Your Network?
00:27:00 - How To Start A Conversation At a Business Networking Event?
00:28:00 - What Is An Elevator Pitch?
00:31:00 - Questions to Ask When Business Networking
00:35:00 - Why Women WILL NOT succeed
00:38:00 - How To Negotiate A Payrise /Salary Negotiation Tips
00:39:00 - How To Build Work Experience
00:39:30 - How AI Will Help Your Career
00:41:00 - You Are Doing a Criminal Record
00:45:00 - Sonya Barlow: Top 10 podcast in Nairobi
00:49:00 - The Godmother of Technology
00:51:00 - Things To Eat in Portugal
00:57:00 - Cod is not Portuguese
00:58:00 - Live Lessons I Wish I Knew at 20 Years Old.

Things we cover :
Corporate Life in Portugal
How to enter and grow in the workplace
Women at work
Women in technology
What to see in Lisbon
Where to eat in Lisbon
Things to eat in Lisbon
Professional failures
Life lessons for your younger self
The power of mentorship

Connect with Claudia - www.linkedin.com/in/claudiamsilva/
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This episode was produced, edited, and hosted by Sonya Barlow in partnership with Intercontinental Lisbon, IHG Hotels, and Storrington PR. / AD

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