PinnedLessons learned from great leaders — Part 2In my last piece, I shared 3 great lessons I learned from a great leader, Mark. In this article I’ll share more lessons I picked up from other great leaders. Turns out you can (and should) also learn from the worst managers/leaders — read all about it here. If you…Leadership Development6 min readLeadership Development6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAn out of Google experienceUpdate: Read about my first 12 days of Xooglerhood (being an ex-Googler). — — — — — — My alarm rang as it does every day at 7:10am so I could take my kids to school. As I checked my work inbox, eyes half open, I saw an email from…Google6 min readGoogle6 min read
18 hours agoMember-onlyLessons learned from horrible leaders — part 1[I’ve shorten this story to account for humane attention span, more lessons in the next story] If you missed lessons learned from great leaders parts 1 and 2 — give those a read, I think it’s worth your time (if I do say so myself 😀). Now, Is there anything…Leadership6 min readLeadership6 min read
Mar 3Member-onlyFrom Me to Mom: 2 strategies for Balancing Parenthood and AmbitionWith international women’s history month and the 8th year celebration of the creature who transformed me from a person to a parent (AKA my first born) it’s time to share my struggles with becoming a parent and my tricks for overcoming them. By the time my first child was born…Ambition5 min readAmbition5 min read
Published in Better Programming·Feb 28Member-onlyFrom Performance Reviews to Awards: The Power of Articulating Impact“When you’re unsure what to do, ask yourself what will yield the most impact for Google and do that” Two weeks into Google, in our first one on one, my manager quickly grounded me on the most important thing at Google: Impact. “Ha” I thought “I don’t recall ever getting…Impact Measurement9 min readImpact Measurement9 min read
Feb 2Member-onlyOn the 12th day of Xooglerhood — my job loss gave to me…[Xoogler — how Googlers call an ex-Googler] So as we all heard, 12 days ago Google laid off 7,000 employees across the US. I was among the chosen ones, you can read more about my out of Google experience to see it from my eyes. 12 days have flown by…Google7 min readGoogle7 min read
Jan 31Member-onlyAn out of Google experienceMy alarm rang as it does every day at 7:10am so I could take my kids to school. As I checked my work inbox, eyes half open, I saw an email from Sundar, Google’s CEO, explaining Google had to make a tough decision and let some people go. I have…5 min read5 min read
Feb 16, 2022Member-onlyLessons learned from great leaders — Part 1[don’t miss out on part 2] If you only take one thing from this article, may it be this: Observe your best leaders, analyze their actions, and mimic. — - I’ve been given the opportunity to lead at the very young age of 19. See, I was born and raised…Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
May 10, 2021Member-onlyDaring — Reach for what you want!I was the third daughter to a very strong woman and thus was exposed to strong feminine influences at home. My mom did not only have a strong personality and presence, she was also the only one who drove (even though my dad had a license, he never used it)…Lean In4 min readLean In4 min read
Jul 10, 2020Why did I, a tech manager, get an MBA?In this article, I’ll share with you what led me to seek an MBA program, which data I based my decision on and how I chose the structure of the program. Folks who provided feedback (thank you!) on 8 things Cuomo does well as a leader and how to apply…Mba6 min readMba6 min read
