I had the opportunity to manage an intern (and potential full time hire) during the last months of 2014. Here are some of the lessons I learned as a Manager & Mentor… — On Gaining Buy-In & Managing Expectations Don’t Forget to Check In with Stakeholders. They’re making the hiring decision. Don’t wait until…
I had the opportunity to manage an intern (and potential full time hire) during the last months of 2014. Here are some of the lessons I learned as a Manager & Mentor… — On Supporting Your Intern to Deliver Great Work Provide More Direction. Guide efforts towards the most meaningful problems. The experience that…
A few things I’ve learned so far… Keep your End Deliverable in Mind Before beginning a task, it’s spend a little time to think on the desired outcome. For example, let’s say you want to research on a topic. Are you going to just jot down some notes or are you going to provide a…
A few things I’ve learned so far… Managing Projects is HARD It’s true. Basic PM (Project Management) Principles focus on the rigorous execution of routine tasks. You communicate timelines and clarify deliverables to all stakeholders. You define milestones and manage progress. You oversee the parallel execution of tasks along a ‘Critical Path’. You can’t let…
A few things I’ve learned so far… “It’s not what you say. It’s HOW you say it.” We generally refute claims unless they have strong supporting evidence. It’s in our critical nature to force the burden of proof on the communicator to convince us beyond doubt of his/her argument. I’ve learned that there are many…
This is the second edition of the “Do Things That Scare You” theme. This time, I tackled: THE SPOOKY ART OF COLD CALLING Why was this scary? It sounds like such a trivial task but it was sort-of, kind-of, a little bit terrifying to pick up a phone and randomly cold call a potential client.…
This is the first of a new series of posts called “Do Things That Scare You”. The goal of this series is to challenge me out of my comfort zone and push me to do things that otherwise I would dread doing. The challenges will take be both personal and professional. So, here it goes!…
I’ve been asked many times by 2nd and 3rd year students if they should work at a Startup or work at a larger company (a.k.a. the famous “Startup vs. Corporate”). Having worked both at a large company, Procter & Gamble, and a small company, Ubiqua, here’s my take on the same topic. I’ll try to…
Captain’s Log Moved to Panama: June 28, 2014 First Day of Work: July 7, 2014 Present Day: September 12, 2014 — This week, on Monday Sep 8, 2014, marked the 2 months since I first started at Ubiqua. I moved to Panama on June 28th and started work on July 7th. Two months later, it’s…
I’d like to share with you a very unique experience of mine. It happened during my first couple weeks working at Ubiqua. After a couple months of steady and stable operations, we faced a product crisis. All of a sudden different things started to break down; for different clients. It was a mess. With so…
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