The beginner's mindset | Catherine Muraga | TEDxNairobi

Описание: Across my career, I have changed jobs several times and in different industries. Each time, I would walk into a completely new environment, new culture, new systems, new expectations.
And each time, the temptation was the same: “Catherine, you need to look like you know it all or most of it”
That pressure is real.
It is the same pressure that makes us hide questions, pretend to understand, and blend in so we do not look like we do not know.
But here is the problem: when we do that, we limit our ability to learn, we dull our curiosity, and we miss opportunities to connect.
The truth is that the beginner’s mindset is not a gap to hide; it is an asset to embrace.
Catherine currently works as the Managing Director of Microsoft, Africa Development Centre; a software Development center that builds some of Microsoft's Products used globally.
She is well versed with the Technology(IT) landscape having led and worked with team across different sectors; Manufacturing,, Aviation, Banking, and the Technology industry.
Prior to Joining Microsoft, ADC,she was part of the Executive leadership team and led digital transformation at Stanbic bank Kenya/ South Sudan as Head, Engineering and at Sidian Bank as Director, It and Operations.
Catherine is passionate about using technology to create business outcomes, a champion for inclusion of more women in technology and growing tech talent in Kenya and Africa. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx