OFFICE HOURS: Moving from Unqualified to Fearless Leader: What I Learned About Conquering Imposter Syndrome
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I was a young mom of an almost 3-month-old infant. Despite the sleepless nights, the constant diaper changes, and breastfeeding, I was thrilled when, in November 2017, I landed myself a new opportunity: VP of Engineering at Metadata.
In this chat, I would talk about...
I was a young mom of an almost 3-month-old infant. Despite the sleepless nights, the constant diaper changes, and breastfeeding, I was thrilled when, in November 2017, I landed myself a new opportunity: VP of Engineering at Metadata.
In this chat, I would talk about how:
- Nervous I was about getting hired at Metadata
- The challenges I encountered
- The internal prejudices from (former) colleagues
- How I overcame my own imposter syndrome to build the product that had higher Customer Satisfaction scores than teams with 5x the headcount and 10x the funding
Meet The Speaker
Emily has 5+ years of managing and scaling distributed engineering team locally and globally, 12+ years of extensive experience working on large scale consumer facing mobile and web applications. She has experience in software full-life cycle including requirement gathering, design, implementation, testing and maintenance of J2EE applications using test driven development techniques, and experience with Agile Software Development using SCRUM. She has extensive experience working in a start-up environment as well as large corporations with 8+ years in the financial and marketing tech industry.
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I am a leader and often fall into imposter syndrome when I work with a team not familiar with me and question my leadership. When working with teams I find it to be the case they ask many...
By: Gen, Product ManagerPosted on 2020-12-10 -
How might you manage feeling overqualified and underqualified at the same time?
By: Natasha, Social ScientistPosted on 2020-12-10 -
Though this is a required field, I do not have a question at this time.
By: Deborah, Software EngineeringPosted on 2020-12-10 -
Will technical interview questions finally change (the way they're being done)?
By: RandaPosted on 2020-12-02 -
How did you use your network to get over the imposter syndrome?
By: DianaPosted on 2020-12-01 -
Once you achieved your new role, did imposter syndrome run rampant? How do you know you are doing enough?
By: Kari, Business DevelopmentPosted on 2020-12-01 -
Can you mention 3 things you had to change in order to succeed as VP of Engineering?
By: JaimePosted on 2020-12-01 -
How do you plan your career growth?
By: FedericoPosted on 2020-11-30 -
What are some consistent steps to combating imposter syndrome on a daily basis?
By: Kendra, VP of FinancePosted on 2020-11-30
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