Building Localization at Booking.com (w/ Chris Dell)

On this week's show, Javi welcomes a true heavy hitter in the world of localization. Chris Dell found his way into localization through writing, publishing, and translation, and he spent the last 15 years building Booking.com into a corporation of over 15,000 people.  

Freshly "retired," Chris is reconnecting with old passions and starting new projects. In the episode, he and Javi discuss:  

- Chris's experience at Booking.com

- Starting out by studying art  

- Non-linear careers  

- Curiosity driving your career

- Over empathizing" as a new manager

- Giving space and giving support as a leader

- Building relationships with international teams  

- The emotional toll of letting employees go

- Vulnerability in leadership

- Good bosses vs. bad bosses

- Top down culture and crowd-sourced values

- Cultivating Ownership  

- Investing in machine translation since 2016

- The value of not burning employees out  

- Making time for what matters

- Recognizing our autonomy

- Re-learning to read

- Coaching  

- Writing about prophecies and omens

and more!  

Click play to hear a great conversation between Chris and Javi!  

You can learn more about Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dell-69597550/

And feel free to reach out! He welcomes LinkedIn messages.  

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