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Career Transition: Setting And Sticking To Non-Negotiables

23 January,2019 by Poornima Vijayashanker in Build TV, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Negotiation, Personal Growth, Professional Relationship Building, Startups 0 Comments

Caught between making personal concessions and compromises during a career transition? I felt this way less than six months ago. I was getting ready to transition from maternity leave back to work. Part of my transition plan was to initially work part-time so that I’d have time to rest and take care of my little…

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How To Speak Up And Ask For Support From People Who Are In Positions of Authority

21 March,2018 by Poornima Vijayashanker in Career Advice, Change the Ratio, Leadership, Negotiation, Personal Branding, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Presentations, Professional Development, Professional Relationship Building, Public Speaking, Talks, Women in Tech 0 Comments

There’s a lot going in our world that is frustrating, heartbreaking, and it’s unclear how to speak up and ask for support. There are champions like Melinda Epler, who inspired and motivated us in the last episode of Build by ending on such a positive note : “I firmly believe that if we change tech, we can change…

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Stop Speculating And Start Speaking Up

04 January,2017 by Poornima Vijayashanker in Career Advice, Communication, Negotiation, Public Speaking, Tech 0 Comments

Here is a story about why you need to start speaking up. One of my mentees, Ada, reached out to me at the end of last year and mentioned that there was a new opportunity to head the new mobile division in her company. She really wanted to do it: mobile meant everything to her….

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