Rithu Leena
John
Engineering Manager at Lyft
"A Journey from Individual Contributor to Managerial Success"
"A Journey from Individual Contributor to Managerial Success"
25 - 9:50 AM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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04/25/2024 9:50 AM
04/25/2024 10:10 AM
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"A Journey from Individual Contributor to Managerial Success"
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"A Journey from Individual Contributor to Managerial Success"
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"A Journey from Individual Contributor to Managerial Success"
"A Journey from Individual Contributor to Managerial Success"
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Session: A Journey from Individual Contributor to Managerial Success
I would like to share my journey of how I went from being a software engineering lead to trying out management in a TLM role to moving to a full time manager. I would like to cover the steps I took, the skills that helped me along the way and my decision making process. A lot of aspiring managers could benefits from learning about my journey. It's not always easy for a women in the tech world to rise up and advocate for opportunities, I would love to share the tips and tricks I used along the wayKey Takeaways
- How to Advocate for your own opportunities
- How to assess if management is right for you
- What are the skills essential for management
Bio
I have been working in the tech industry for over 10 years, I have been part of Oracle, CoreOS (a a start up that got acquired from RedHat) and Lyft. I have been a software developer for most of my career but have moved into Engineering management in the past few years. Diversity & Inclusion are aspects that are close to my heart and something I work hard for in every company that I have been a part of. I am the lead of EDI (Equitable Diversity & Inclusion) initiate at Lyft