316- Jakub Jedrzejczak on Creating Inspiring Environments in IT Leadership

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

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5 • 49 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Jakub Jedrzejczak Jakub Jedrzejczak serves as the Director of Information Technology for the Town of Leesburg, Virginia. With 27 years of experience in the IT industry, including 8 years in the private sector and 19 years in public sectors, Jakub brings a wealth of knowledge and innovative approaches to technology leadership. His background includes managing diverse IT environments, from supporting library systems to police departments and utilities. Jakub is also passionate about education and has experience teaching AI classes for leadership. Jakub Jedrzejczak on Creating Inspiring Environments in IT Leadership How can IT leaders create environments where team members thrive? In this episode, Jakub Jedrzejczak, Director of Information Technology for the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, shares his unique approach to leadership and team management. From his innovative onboarding process using value cards to his insights on AI and quantum computing, Jakub offers a fresh perspective on cultivating curiosity, understanding individual motivations, and creating an environment where people can inspire themselves.

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0:00.0	Everyone out there listening to Dissect and Poplaritina State, we're talking with Jacob.
0:07.0	I don't want to butcher your last name.
0:08.6	I can try it.
0:11.8	Jedra-Zak.
0:13.0	Jedr-R-Zak.
0:13.7	That's not as hard as I thought.
0:15.5	I shouldn't get myself in time.
0:16.6	I kind of modify it a little bit so it's easier to pronounce for everyone. It's okay.
0:22.2	How do we do authentic?
0:24.4	Yeah, Andrejach. That's much further in the States to pronounce. There are just some letters that do not exist in the alphabet.
0:33.8	And that's why it's impossible to pronounce correctly. It's okay.
0:38.3	Not a big deal.
0:39.6	It's not impossible.
0:41.5	It's just impossible for English speakers.
0:42.4	Yeah.
0:48.6	Yeah, you know, every language has its own way of expressing themselves.
0:53.1	It's just like in each language, I believe we have different personalities a little bit.
0:56.4	You know, this is not my first or second language, but, you know, in English, I think it's,
0:58.9	my personality is slightly different than in Polish, for example.
1:02.7	I would imagine so. Can you speak Russian as well?
1:08.1	I have a lot of Russian friends. I tried to say like 19. Isn't it like like
1:11.8	David Snatchits or something? That's nice. It's pretty close, right? It's hard, you know? Very difficult.
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