Today I used the power of humility to get buy-in from a stakeholder whom I needed to help get my project off the ground. Our previous few meetings had been rough and our work seemed to be overlapping and diverging. I decided yesterday that I needed to find a way…

This post is targeted for those who are looking for their first PM job in Tech and aren’t quite sure what they want to do. There are 3 dimensions to consider — location, industry and role. Location — Bay Area or Seattle for Tech start ups or big Tech companies…

I used to be deathly afraid of presenting powerpoint slides to a group. Something within me changed after I started challenging myself to do things outside my comfort zone — I no longer feared it and started to enjoy it! I view presentations more as storytelling to educate or drive…

I was reflecting on a couple of my trips to visit friends in the US back when I was based in Singapore. Even though that was 10 years ago, the warmth and hospitality sticks in my mind. I still laugh at the memories we shared during those trips. A big…

In business school, Dan and I used to sit in the back with Tyler during out second year for one of our Ops Management classes. We would lean back and chill while many of our classmates were putting their hands up vigorously for air time. One of the things that…

The world as we know it — before March 2020 and after March 2020. Working from home has brought about a new slew of opportunities. People can work remotely, interview without having to fly down to the company’s headquarters and also get to know their team through video calls —…

Best book on Communication — “You are the Message” by Roger Ailes (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00735HK94/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) Best book on Networking — “The MBA Guide to Networking like a Rockstar” by Jaymin Patel (https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Networking-Like-Rockstar-Relationships/dp/061548705X) Best book on Building Better Relationships — “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WEAI4E)

When I ask my mentees what they think about “networking”, their responses range from “I don’t know how to do it” to “it’s just not for me”. If I had to take a guess, networking is probably one of those things like public speaking that invokes more fear in people…

I like to joke that I “crossed over to the dark side” by becoming a PM. It has been 8 years since working as an engineer. I recently dug out an article that I wrote at the beginning of my PM career to help me remember what a good PM…