# Heart of Gold — Ondrej Svec

> Personal website of Ondrej Svec. Coach, technologist, cyclist. Explores what changes about us when AI enters the room — teams, connections, the human parts. Writing on wholehearted living, leadership, and the courage to slow down. Wandering from the road, van life, and stories from unconventional living.

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## Writing
- [The Courage to Slow Down in the Age of AI](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/the-courage-to-slow-down-in-the-age-of-ai-): AI makes teams faster than ever. But what happens when speed erodes the human connections that made us good? A CTO's honest reflection.
- [The Not So Perfect Year](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/the-not-so-perfect-year): I write this in stark contrast to so many sharing their ups, their achievements, how brilliant it all went. You know the posts.
- [The new beginnings](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/the-new-beginnings): The last week working on a project for Kindred ends and the jump into unknown starts. It was a year full of twist and turns, finding my path in Leadership an...
- [Coaching circle of support](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/coaching-circle-of-support): We often talk about introverts as people who have a challenge with having conversation with people, too shy, too soft spoken, too, hmmm, afraid? And more ove...
- [Jump into the Unknown](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/jump-into-the-unknown): And here we are. What? Where? When? When, that we know, end of the year is coming and with it the time for a reflection and course correction. It is the time...
- [My soul, my mind](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/my-soul-my-mind): Sometimes, you just have to write. You have to, you feel compelled to, compelled by the overpowering sensations flowing through your mind like a massive wave...
- [What to do to Accept ourselves as we are](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/what-to-do-to-accept-ourselves-as-we-are): Do you accept yourself for who you are? Or do you need an external appraisal from others to define who you are?
- [What an incredible month of ups and downs. The last week](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/what-an-incredible-month-of-ups-and-downs-the-last-week): What an incredible month of ups and downs. The last week brought a particular joy to me as I’ve received many kind requests for coaching as a reply on an org...
- [Need for ~~Speed~~ Sleep](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/need-for-speed-sleep): I know, I know, a little silly of me to call a post like this. But I’ve did it on purpose as I wonder what kind of thoughts and images your mind would produc...
- [Tech Leader continued](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/tech-leader-continued): Processes
- [First month as Tech Lead](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/first-month-as-tech-lead): Year of 2024, January the 2nd, the day that started a number of significant changes in my life, the day I have taken on a new role as a technical leader for ...
- [Cycling Passion](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/cycling-passion): I’ve been asked by a very good colleague of mine to write a post on my passion for cycling and where it comes from. It is interesting how I may seem to be an...
- [Procrastination](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/procrastination): Procrastination, instant gratification monkey, what holds you back and what could you do to stop yourselves from postponing everything
- [My first Blog post](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/my-first-blog-post): Perfectionism,

## Wandering
- [The Return and the Road Ahead](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/the-return-and-the-road-ahead): I went to Madeira looking for an answer. I stayed for almost a month. This is what I came back with - and where I want to go next.
- [Working from the Clouds](https://ondrejsvec.com/posts/working-from-the-clouds): After a year of pushing through, I traveled to Madeira to work remotely. Instead, I found out that I just might learn how to stop and enjoy, finally.

## Optional
- [About Ondrej](https://ondrejsvec.com/about): Background, journey from tech leadership to coaching, and current work at the intersection of AI and human teams.