video and audio of “The Mid-Career Donut Hole” is now available
My talk at Women in Advanced Computing about “The Mid-Career Donut Hole” is now available to watch or listen to online. I haven’t watched yet, but I will so that I can see how well it worked and...
View Article“Resonate” by Nancy Duarte is free
One of the best books written about giving presentations, Resonate by Nancy Duarte, is free on iTunes and on the Duarte Design website. I loved Slide:ology too, and Resonate has been on my list of...
View Articlethoughts on career fairs
Career fairs are hard events. They’re hard for me as someone who is there to evaluate candidates to fill positions that my company has open, and I certainly remember them being hard when I was in...
View Article“Inspiring Growth through Conversation at the Grace Hopper Conference”
The VMware Careers blog has a Q&A with me about how I got into computing, my presentation at Grace Hopper, and more. This is their last question: Fill in the blank: Be inspired to do your best...
View ArticleSysters at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
I am a long-time Syster, and I have attended and spoken at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing a few times before. This year, I’m speaking again, and wanted to support my fellow Systers...
View Article10 Lessons learned about job hunting
Joining Grand Rounds has been an educational experience in so many ways. In the 16 months that I’ve been here, I’ve interviewed more than 200 candidates across all levels of user experience, product...
View Articlethe discovery problem in your career
A long time ago, I believed that merely doing great work was sufficient to get promoted, and that it was my manager’s job to not only know that I was doing great work but also to ensure that I got...
View Articleclimbing the leadership ladder: from manager to director to VP
Recently, I’ve been asked several times what I’ve found to be the difference of being a manager, a director, and a VP. Each of those roles is an interesting one with its own challenges. My thinking on...
View Articlethe goal-setting conundrum
Setting career goals is hard, especially when it’s time to do it as part of the usual performance review cycle. As I’ve coached my teams through goal-setting, I’ve observed several different reasons...
View Articleidentifying what you want in your next role
Finding your next role is a difficult but important challenge. How do you know what you’re looking for? You could simply look for your current job title, or maybe the next job title on the ladder, but...
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