own your career
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Own Your Career, a talk given at Yelp Girl Geek DinnerTRANSCRIPT
Own your Career
Tasneem Minadakis Engineering Manager, Yelp
My Background
9 years at Microsoft
Software Engineer Technical Lead Product Manager Engineering Manager
Engineering Manager
2 months at Yelp
Understand the big picture..
Believe in the company vision
Know your customer
Interpret the data
Be Curious..
Don’t hesitate to ask questions
Dig till you understand
Be resourceful
Focus on strengths..
StrengthsFinder
- What am I good at? - What am I not good at? - What do I enjoy doing? - What don’t I enjoy doing?
Fill your day with what you enjoy doing
Emergenetics
Be uncomfortable..
Fight the impostor..
Amy Cuddy – Fake it till you become it
Embrace positive feedback
Recognize that it exists
It’s not luck it’s you
Find a mentor..
Guide, Teach, Support, Encourage Don’t limit to one
Define your goals Know when it is over
Questions?
Careers