BIG TECH vs. BIGLAW | Conversation with Jenny Wood, Google exec-turned-author

Описание: Surprise (episode)! I talk to Jenny Wood about our workplace anxieties—am I too weird? too bossy? too shameless when I promote my work? or gulp manipulative when I fake run-ins with my bosses?—and how she overcame them during her 18-year tenure at Google, where she went from an entry-level employee to an executive who ran a team that helped drive tens of billions of dollars in revenue. We go into specific advice about internal and external networking, knowing when to leave a role/company, how to figure out who you really need to impress, and more—all while comparing and contrasting our respective experiences in Big Tech vs. Biglaw.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Surprise!
02:43 Be Proactive about Scheduling Time with Your Boss (and their Boss)
11:56 When to FLIP (i.e., leave) Roles/Organizations
14:50 Embrace Your Weirdness
22:52 Informational Interviews
25:17 Work-Life Balance
34:05 Increase Your Failure Rate
37:29 Figure Out Who to Impress at Work


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