When I retired early after a career leading engineering teams at Google and beyond, I knew I wasn’t done with the work that had become most rewarding to me: coaching. While I was still at Google, I started a coaching practice to help engineers and leaders navigate the unique pressures of high-growth tech. I saw firsthand how a single shift in strategy could help an engineer overcome imposter syndrome or turn a new manager into […]
Career Planning - Mental Health
Debugging Your Career: What Makes You Tick?
In any high-functioning system, performance depends on the quality of inputs. In your career, those inputs are your motivators. Whether you are an Individual Contributor (IC) or a Manager, a lack of visibility into what actually matters leads to vague, unactionable career conversations. The Concept: Personalized Impact Over my 25-year career in tech—including 6.5 years at Google—I moved away from ‘one size fits all’ leadership style toward a framework I call Personalized Impact. I realized […]
Career Planning - Experience - Resume
The Gold Standard: Optimizing Your Resume for Maximum Impact
When a recruiter or hiring manager looks at your resume, they spend an average of six seconds scanning it before making a decision. In today’s market, they are busier than ever and overwhelmed with applications. They aren’t going to “dig” into your history to find the value—you have to hand it to them. Your goal is to make your resume easy to read and even easier to parse. If a hiring manager has to work […]