Own Your Career

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?

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