Anniversary edition of the Sii Talks podcast featuring a special guest: Grégoire Nitot, CEO & Founder of Sii Poland

Sii Poland’s 20th anniversary is an opportunity to look at the company’s history through the lens of time and the perspective of someone who knows the organization inside out. That is why the latest Sii Talks series featured Grégoire Nitot, CEO & Founder of Sii Poland, who shared what Sii’s growth looked like both from the perspective of strategic decisions and the day-to-day work of its teams. Watch all three episodes of the interview with the CEO of Sii Poland to discover a unique entrepreneurial perspective and the story of how he built an organization that now brings together 7 500+ specialists.

A unique conversation with a unique guest

In this special three-episode Sii Talks series, Mikołaj Brożek, Sii Journalist and Content Creator, talks to Grégoire Nitot, CEO & Founder of Sii Poland, revisiting key moments in the company’s history.

This special edition of Sii Talks was created to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary and focuses on topics such as scaling an organization, a leader’s responsibility, and the practical aspects of running a large company. Each episode focuses on a different area, and together they create a cohesive story about how Sii has grown over the last two decades.

Episode 1 – From startup to IT industry leader in 20 years

In the opening episode of this special Sii Talks series, Grégoire Nitot, CEO & Founder of Sii Poland, talks about the decisions that shaped the company, the price of growth, risk management, and what really lies behind the long-term scaling of an organization.

The first part of the interview covers, among other things:

• the beginnings of Sii in Poland and the realities of building a company from scratch,
• what effective leadership means: making difficult decisions and staying consistent in action,
• Sii’s values and organizational culture,
• client engagement models and the biggest risks in projects.

Episode 2 – Recruitment and career paths at Sii

In the second episode of the special Sii Talks series, Mikołaj Brożek and Grégoire Nitot discuss what builds a company’s strength for years to come: people management and difficult organizational decisions that are invisible from the outside.

The conversation touches on topics such as:

• hiring for potential, and why personality can sometimes matter more than a CV,
• the organization’s mission and how to identify and develop top talent in practice,
• career paths at Sii: from applying for roles and building results to the Mentoring and Passion Sponsorship Programs,
• how Sii attracts new employees through role diversity, development programs, and more,
• the breakthrough decision to create Competence Centers, which helped drive Sii’s further growth.

Episode 3 – Passion, values, and the price of growth

In the final episode of the special podcast series, the conversation moves to the practical level: how clients are acquired, how risk is assessed, when fixed-price delivery starts to hurt, and what to do to avoid losing control while scaling.

This part is about operations and decisions that are usually invisible from the outside, yet determine a company’s growth. It covers contracts, negotiations, cost control, and the difficult choices leaders have to make.

In this episode, the CEO & Founder of Sii Poland discusses, among other things:

• the realities of acquiring clients – why a contract can sometimes matter more than intentions,
• how to estimate scope and risk in order to prepare a pricing proposal,
• the concept of the bench: why it exists and when it starts becoming risky,
• the pressure leaders face: difficult people decisions and their consequences,
• global ambitions and the conditions required for further scaling.

A comprehensive guide to business decisions

In this special three‑episode Sii Talks series, a wide range of topics is explored — from soft, HR-related issues and anecdotes about the company’s early days to the “hard,” operational and business aspects. Thanks to this, the series serves as a practical guide to the steps leaders need to take to successfully build a strong organization. It’s a story filled with difficult decisions and a series of successes that have shaped the unique history of Sii Poland’s two decades.