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Work hard, play harder! NICErs from our GTC in India love going for gold together, both in the office and out! This time, they batted it out in a nail-biting Badminton league. With over 400 men and women competing for gold, it was 2 jam-packed days of 250 single and double matches with countless edge-of-your-seat moments and tons of healthy competition. Congrats to all the winners!
In line with our 2023 IWD theme of “Paving My Own Path”, NICErs from around the world enjoyed a truly fascinating session delivered by Colonel Nicole Malachowski, an elite US Air Force fighter pilot, and the first woman pilot on the Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron. Nicole shared inspiring personal stories of how she overcame career challenges, and ultimately, shattered stereotypes and opened the door for women in her male-dominated field. Nicole had lots of life lessons to share, but her biggest piece of advice was this: “Nobody wants to lead a scripted life. Next time a dream seems too big or that path seems too difficult, just remember that it’s okay to dream big, it’s okay to break barriers and it’s okay to go against the status quo. And most of all, it’s okay to accept a certain level of risk for the sake of personal growth. You alone have the power to make or break your own dreams, so don’t let other people’s expectations of what you should or should not be doing dictate your path, and don’t write yourself out of the script”.
International Women’s Month is well and truly here, and we have a massive range of initiatives and activities planned to mark it! Kicking off this month of female empowerment, we hosted a booth at SheTech – a tech conference that exposes teen girls to hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Some 100 girls joined our workshop on “Ethics and Artificial Intelligence”, examining the ethical considerations that arise when implementing AI for self-driving cars. It was a hit all around! It’s no secret that there aren’t enough women in STEM vocations, with 90% of high school girls saying they don’t even know a woman or a role model in a STEM-related role, and moreover, only 15% pursue STEM education. Our NICErs did a great job of introducing the young women to, and exciting them about, technology, and educating them on potential career opportunities in the field in a fun and stimulating way!
Meet Keren Haas-Tourgeman! Keren joined NICE Actimize in 2014 as a Software Engineer. She advanced to Scrum Master, then Group Lead and, in 2021, took on her current role as R&D Director for Engineering! Here’s what she had to say: “Everything about my career journey at NICE has surprised me. When I started off as a Software Engineer, I loved that my role was very technical. Once I started getting managerial opportunities, I found that I really enjoyed it too! I love the fact that I'm able to have an impact on products, the customers, and the growth of NICE employees as well”. Keep it up, Keren!
How do you make Tu B’Shvat (the "New Year of the Trees") into a fun and exciting work event? Instead of the usual eating dried fruits and planting trees, NICErs in our Israel office celebrated this festival in a way that supports sustainability and ecological awareness! We had it all: • A pop-up shop with over 1,600 items that are not needed by our NICErs – from designer clothes to children’s games and much more – in perfect condition and at super fair prices! • Unlimited vibey music! We invited DJs that have disabilities, who played the hottest tracks to keep the party going. • Delicious desserts that were honestly too beautiful to eat (but we ate them anyway, after taking lots of pictures)! • And a fresh herb pot plant for each NICEr as a take home gift, purchased in support of a local community nursery. Tu B’Shvat has never been more wholesome and FUN!
The Lunar New Year festivities have come to a close – and our Singapore NICErs ended off strong! Did you know: During Lunar New Year, the iconic Lo-Hei (or the “Prosperity Toss”) is the centerpiece of festivities in Singapore. A vibrant dish made up of ingredients added one by one, NICErs from our Singapore office enjoyed calling out the auspicious greetings for health, luck, good fortune and more, that accompany each ingredient! Wishing a year of abundance, good luck, health and great prosperity to all.
And… That’s a wrap! The 5th edition of the WEM & CEA Tech Fest was a raving success. NICErs from our R&D and Product Management teams spent 2 days jam-packed with awesome sessions focused on pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation. From Building Modern APIs to delving into Java17, from Reactive Programming to Chaos Engineering and much much more – thousands of NICErs from around the world enjoyed these live sessions, all led by dozens awesome NICErs. It was definitely one for the books! Who’s ready for the next Tech Fest?
We’re all about supporting the local communities in which we operate. Recently, our Israel office donated a truckload of equipment to shelters for women and girls at risk, classrooms for children on the Autism spectrum, and to a school operating in a neighborhood serving under-privileged families. We contributed hundreds of computers and monitors, bulletin boards, shelves, tables, chairs and loads more office equipment – you name it, it went into the truck! Thank you to all our incredible NICErs who came together to make this happen!
Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit the NICE way! With Lunar New Year festivities continuing around the world, NICErs in our Singapore office enjoyed a spectacular lion dance – a traditional performance believed to bring good luck and fortune and drive away evil spirits. Happy Lunar New Year to all! May the Year of the Rabbit bring prosperity and happiness.
At NICE, we’re all about innovation and invention. Through various year-round learning opportunities, competitions and development programs, NICErs are excelling in AI, cloud and digital. And this is reflected in the sheer number of patents that our NICErs are accumulating! That’s why we’re now introducing… The Patent Wall! The Patent Wall was recently inaugurated at out GTC in Pune, India – a true testament to the innovative and groundbreaking inventions developed by our incredible talents. Our Platinum and Gold inventors officially cut the ribbon, and many of our inventors shared their success stories and their journey to being awarded such patents. The Patent Wall is not just a physical representation of our NICErs’ achievements, it is also a symbol of our commitment to innovation and excellence. We are super excited to continue pushing boundaries and adding to our Patent Wall.
