Hey, there! I talk about non-linear growth strategies and leadership development for tech leaders. Get mindset deep dives to break through into senior leadership roles.
Hey, there! I talk about non-linear growth strategies and leadership development for tech leaders. Get mindset deep dives to break through into senior leadership roles.
Mounica Veggalam
23-09-2023
Radical Candor 201: The 5 stages of inquiry before the conversation
Read time: 6 minutes
Dear friend, leader and subscriber,
Is it always appropriate to have a conversation when you're frustrated with your co-worker/boss/report? Yes and No.
I'm a big advocate of...
Mounica Veggalam
23-09-2023
The Best Way To Handle Pushback Without Needing To Memorize Communication Tactics— Become A Resistance Detector
Read time: 5 mins
Dear Friend, Subscriber And Leader,
Chuck all your communication tactics.
Today, I'm going to give you a new way of thinking to become more...
Mounica Veggalam
23-09-2023
Goleman’s Research On 6 Leadership Styles Shows You Can Be A Caring Leader Who Gets Business Results. Here’s My Take.
Read time: 5 mins
Dear Friend, Subscriber, and Leader,
You don’t have to become a Dictator or empathetically collapse into a ‘Yes Man’ to get results...
Conversations For Career Transformation
Mounica Veggalam | 23-09-2023
Read time: 10 mins | Read it online here
Hey Reader!
One of the core ideas that I talk about a lot in my writing and coaching is Non-Linear Growth.
Because most managers in tech think they’re underappreciated…
They just can’t...
Conversations For Career Transformation
Mounica Veggalam | 23-09-2023
Read time: 9 mins
Hey Reader!
Your leadership career gets into a non-linear trajectory when you have a team of highly effective leaders, not followers.
Specifically, when you don’t leave out developing their leadership to...
Conversations For Career Transformation
Mounica Veggalam | 23-09-2023
Read time: 6 mins
Hey Reader!
Happy Sunday!
Today I want to talk about how to challenge your directs for high performance.
Like it or not, this is the most critical factor in getting to your next level.
Engineering managers...
Conversations For Career Transformation
Mounica Veggalam | 23-09-2023
Read time: 6 mins
Hi Reader,
Every conversation is an opportunity to uncover your leadership.
You are responsible for changing how your manager, your report, or your team “thinks.” And you are successful when you’ve moved their...
Conversations For Career Transformation
Mounica Veggalam | 23-09-2023
Read time: 6 mins
Hey Reader!
Last week we talked about how the victim mindset can take over and prevent progress.
Remember that the victim mindset is sneaky.
Any waiting for things to get better -> Victim Mindset (“My hard...
Conversations For Career Transformation
Mounica Veggalam | 23-09-2023
Read time: 5 mins
Hey Reader!
Today’s deep-dive responds to the annoying feedback most managers receive, “Step up as a leader.”
If you’ve been left clueless with vague descriptions of what that means, I hear you. It would drive...
Conversations For Career Transformation
Mounica Veggalam | 23-09-2023
Read time: 7 mins
Hey Reader!
A few days ago, I was struck by what Ethan Evans, Former Amazon VP and executive coach, posted on LinkedIn.
Link to the full version of his article below)
This & a couple of client conversations...