My executive career was spent leading others, and when I lost my team, I lost myself. Creating product design teams in three countries over four years has been one of my greatest professional achievements. When my position as chief design officer was eliminated, I was devastated. It felt like my life was slipping through my […]
The Shock of Success After eight years, one of my clients, who is an entrepreneur surpassed all her business goals and scaled her organization. She has a team doing the work she used to do, and a subject matter expert to lead a new premium revenue stream. With the massive business success she created, she’s […]
During a period of Apple’s history when layoffs were a frequent occurrence, my greatest fear was being let go. I knew of employees who, after being given the pink slip and exit package, were escorted to their office to collect their belongings and then walked out of the building. As an immigrant product designer, this […]
What if you couldn’t go to work tomorrow? If you stopped being a leader, a manager, a principal, an individual contributor, what would you do? Keep on Going? Would you keep doing what you’ve always done, and look for another position that leverages your skills? Would you brush up your resume, rewrite your LinkedIn profile, […]