Cultivating Cultural Confidence: Embracing Your Identity, Owning Your Story, and Showing Up Authentically in Corporate America
with Evelyn M. Pérez-Albino
Manager vs Individual Contributor - Deciding Which Path Is Right For You
Glenn Carroll
As a woman in technology I have watched my fellow women be pressured to take on management roles - which can be difficult to decline if you don’t have an alternative plan. However, managing people comes with a completely different skills set than the individual contributor role many of us...
As a woman in technology I have watched my fellow women be pressured to take on management roles - which can be difficult to decline if you don’t have an alternative plan. However, managing people comes with a completely different skills set than the individual contributor role many of us start our careers with. I hope this talk gives you an opportunity to evaluate if management or individual contributor is a better career path for you and next steps to get there.
Meet The Speaker
Glenn Carroll
Agile Project Management at WW (formerly Weight Watchers)
Glenn is a Manager of Agile Project Management at WW (formerly Weight Watchers). At WW our purpose is to inspire healthy habits for real life, for people, families, community, the world - for everyone. Glenn’s career in technical project management has spanned small start-ups to large public companies, but she has brought the same fundamentals to every role. Coach towards agility. Take ownership of problems. Give individuals agency. And always lead by serving.
