Job placement fail has been a constant topic/ team concern as we’re rolling out the new (software) function, though in reality, it’s a very small % and failure happened before the function release as well. I understand people’s ‘risk-adverse’ nature yet I want to cultivate/ encourage a failure-learning-growth culture. If there is no failure, we …
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Journey is the Reward
I completed ‘Dynamic Leadership’ path from Toastmaster Pathway and gave a reflection speech about the journey. I shared 3 lessons, not typical from the communication and leadership skills people associated with Toastmaster. What I have learned is to focus on one thing at a time and don’t be too harsh on myself (progress will come …
Story Worth Telling
I came across SheNYC Arts, showcasing women writers and theater artists across the country, out of curiosity and love/ support of art, I got the All-Access Pass. My first show is Fort Huachuca which featured five African American women enlisted in the army to train as nurses. Simple story with complex issues of racism and …
Step Back to Move Forward
We had a survey discussion with community management (CM) team. We’d like to have the application survey to be independent to get more in-depth feedback with targeted users while the CM team preferred keeping the application part of the larger general partner pulse survey. Nobody could stop us from doing the survey yet is it …
Building Our Strength
A friend shared about 2 incredible friends: One only in his 30s but already an executive in a hot startup that is going IPO, who is a doctor and Harvard graduate with influential classmates in politics, on top of that, an impeccable speaker. The other is a fast raiser, moved from manager to partner of …
Celebrate Global Food
I like to try new food and restaurants. I called a Nepali Indian restaurant to order lunch. I haven’t had Nepali food and the staff recommended chicken or vegetable chowmei (isn’t it Chinese?). He explained it’s Nepali style. Ok, I’ll give it a try. I went to Spot Café to pick up Miche bread*. While …
Generosity is Good Deed and Business
2 weeks ago, I came across a small café, Spot Café, and ordered an Italian Cannelloni (roll of pasta filled with cheese, meat, and tomato sauce). The chef, grandpa-like figure came out and said ‘I gave you some bread with it’. I love bread and thank him. I sat down at a nearby park and …
Back to Basics
My boss asked me to support customer research. Before deep-diving into customer interviews and competitive landscape analysis, I’m thinking of the end goal and how to conduct the research. If we don’t ask the right people the right questions, we’ll not get to the right answers. People say ‘less is more’. It only tells half …
A Different July 4th
Due to Covid-19, many US cities cancelled events and fireworks for July 4th to avoid the crowd. To celebrate at home, my roommate S and I made and shared champignon pizza (French-style with mushroom) for lunch and orange chicken with vegetable over brown rice for dinner. S said orange chicken is among the most popular …
Freedom with Consideration
Happy Independence Day to America! I heard from radio that Surgeon General Adam encouraged people to wear facing covering…”…if more wear them, we’ll have MORE freedom to go out*…” He is right and I think it’d be even better to add that it’s not only to exercise and promote our own freedom but to respect …