Brand
👋🏻 Welcome new July subscribers, Hajin, Marcus, John, Nadine, Murray, Vaibhav, Liz. Glad to have you! 👋🏻 My current job scope involves understanding what it means to "grow my brand" for sellers at Amazon. I've been conducting research study for the last 1.5 months and I'
Leadership
"To be authentic, we must cultivate the courage to be imperfect—and vulnerable." - Brené Brown Over the past week, several people have shared their struggles with self-confidence with me. Given the recurring questions around self-advocacy, I’ve decided to explore this leadership topic more deeply in today’
Career Growth
Last week, I attended a two-day women's leadership training in Seattle, which was one of the best I've ever experienced. For the first time, I heard women from SDM, PMT, and TPM openly discuss their challenges. The environment was judgment-free, psychologically safe, and supportive, making it
Burnout
Breaking customer trust is easy. A company’s business and way of working dictates the limitations and boundaries in which designers manage, operate, and deliver for end customers.
Life
Celebrating two decades in design this February, I hope my story highlights the qualities that define not just successful designers, but individuals who thrive in an environment of constant change.
Career Growth
Surprise! An email on a Friday. Warm welcome to 5 new subscribers in January! Sxd4383, Pooja, Miyu, Lanre, and Emylie. You know what I do on Fridays? I briefly summarize: 1. What were my top 2-3 focus tasks this week? 2. What small wins did I achieve with these tasks?
Life
Last Wednesday at the office was eerily quiet. Layoffs of 2024 happened with a few teams (Audible, Prime Video, Twitch).
Career Growth
Before the end of the year, we had drafted our year-end summaries, including wins and growth areas. Last week, we had to turn in written descriptions for "above and beyond" actions, expectations exceeded from role guidelines.
Career Growth
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Career Growth
"I just want to design"....
Promotion
If you attended my session on Developing a Career Strategy on ADP last Saturday, thank you. It was a great turnout. I learned a lot from the questions; they gave me ideas for iterating upon my content. A nice bonus was making new connections, even with people who couldn'
Career Growth
I'm doing a 45 min talk on ADPList where I will share my experience developing a career strategy. This session is not about troubleshooting Jobs but an overview of how to frame impact effectively. I'm taking one of the posts I've written a few