#19 Meetup  |  September 24, 2024

Beyond the Grind: A Journey from Hustle to Harmony [BRATISLAVA]

Attendees mingling with drinks and snacks in an office hallway at an ELC meetup in Bratislava

“Beyond the Grind” is ELC Meetup #19, held at Cisco Systems Slovakia in Bratislava on 24 September 2024.

The Engineering Leaders Community meets every month. Join ELC to get the next invite, or pitch a talk for a future night.

The first time around, we’re going to Bratislava! Partnering up with the community TechFellows and bringing an event designed for, not only, engineering leaders striving to master a balance between productivity, building relationships, and continually bettering themselves!

In an industry where the hustle is often glorified, this meetup aims to shift the narrative toward achieving sustainable work AND to help you avoid the mistakes our speakers encountered on their journeys.

Speakers 🎙️:

📌 Martin Dobis, CTO at Greenway on “How to grow from startup to 200+ international company & lessons learned in people management”

Description: Startup mindset doesn’t fit into corporate and vice versa, so how to manage and lead people during the growing phase?

📌 Martina Ivaničová, Data Engineering Lead at Kiwi.com on “My Time Drains”

Description: Time is an irreplaceable resource. In this talk, I will highlight cases where I clearly wasted it, helping you recognize and address such situations to make the most of your time.

📌 Lukas Margetak, Software Engineering Lead in Multitude IT Labs on “How did I not find the holy grail of work-life balance!”

Description: The key is not to look for the ideal setup. The key is to adapt to life, work, and circumstances around you and keep your WHY on the radar. How do I do it?

📌 Metod Rybar, Engineering Leader at Innovatrics on “Work is part of life, it’s all about our values and roles”

Description: Think more about lifework balance. Work is an integral part of life. Unless you know what roles you “play” in your life and what values you want to follow, no “work-life” balance can be achieved

Come and join us to expand your knowledge, network with fellow engineers, and gain valuable insights into what (not) to do when things go wrong!

If you really need an additional nudge, food 🍕 & drinks 🍺 will be on us!

This event is brought to you by TechFellows based in Slovakia 🇸🇰 & Engineering Leaders Community from Czechia 🇨🇿.

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For you

Want a plan for leading without burning out?

One quarter of 1:1 mentoring with Marian Kamenistak: 6 sessions over 3 months, built around your next move.

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For companies

Want a night like this at your office?

Your venue, your speaker, ELC runs the rest: 120+ engineering leaders registered and €3,000 when you host.

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