Career

Why is delegation a nightmare for new female managers?

The game changed when I first became a manager. Can you relate? Like many women in tech, I’ve always been a high achiever, consistently rated top quartile. But, after becoming a team lead for the first time in my late twenties, I struggled A LOT! I fell into the trap of being too nice, and… Continue reading Why is delegation a nightmare for new female managers?

Career, Diversity, women in engineering

Female Engineers – Winning with the Velvet Glove

So this blog and others like it have exhausted the facts and figured about women in engineering and how wonderful it all is for us to be there. I want to talk about something I've experienced that gave a new spin on why companies should hire and promote female engineers. Not all female engineers will agree… Continue reading Female Engineers – Winning with the Velvet Glove