Leadership Principles
Challenge internally, champion externally. I find it’s most helpful when our team is free to be our biggest critics by challenging the status quo, asking “Why?” 5 times, so that our stakeholders don’t have to. Once we make a decision, we move forward together.
Listening before acting. I tend to listen before I share my opinions to ensure I understand others’ PoV. In doing so, I hope to remove frictons with debates & incorporate as much feedback into our team’s work as possible. In discretionary moments I will provide my honest opinions; however, know that I speak authentically, and I practice absolute candor whenever direct and clear communication with colleagues and team leads is critical.
I hope to be predictable. I’m a firm believer in being consistent in principles. In doing so, I hope our team & stakeholders would be less confused & can easily predict expectations.
Directed Independence. My ideal working style is we work together to define project deliverables/timemelines & let the team run with it. I love to get involved to remove roadblocks, problem solve or whiteboard new ideas. I also understand some team members want to iterate independently during sprints or task work, and I can adjust to the flow as project work unfolds.
Working Style Preferences
Emails vs. Slack: For action items eg reading & reviewing, email is the most effec:ve way to reach me. For questions or discussions, Slack is my preferred platform however, I am flexible!
I prioritize constructive feedback. I work best when my feedback sessions (e.g. projects, OKRs) are structured 40% on areas I did well & 60% on areas where I could have done better with tangible examples.
I appreciate direct communication rather than indirect communication. I tend to misunderstand indirect communication. Therefore, convos over video or IRL work best for me.
More communication > less communication. I like to send & receive updates on my projects for feedback. Soft responses like “will read later” or “sounds good” let me know that emails & projects have value. If they don’t have value, then feedback is welcome.
I love asking questions. Oftentimes, I may ask involved or leading questions. I do this to understand the thought process & logic of decisions / projects / concepts.
Logic + data speak volumes to me. Naturally, I am very skeptical. I need to understand the data and/or thought process for me to get sense of concepts & pursue targeted outcomes.
I work best with ‘melines & project plans. I record projects on a personal gan[ chart because it’s important for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel for each project.
Complex concepts require ‘me for me to process. Certain concepts need time for me to completely process. Sometimes, I won’t fully understand in one meeting / conversation. If that’s the case, then I may come back to you later with a succinct question or two.
I am a visual learner. The best way to explain a concept to me is to visualize it. I love visualizing things because it allows me to easily understand how things are connected.
I’m a goofball. We spend too much time at work not to enjoy it. I love cracking jokes, sharing memes & talking about personal interests.