31 min
Becoming a Fearless Leader with Smita Ojha Engineer Your Career
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- Careers
Smita Ojha is the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Mindtickle, a market leader in enterprise sales software. Over the last two decades, Smita has led engineering teams at some of the largest tech companies - Microsoft, Meta, and Google.
In this episode, we discuss:
How to say yes to new opportunities outside of your comfort zone
The importance of developing a diverse skillset to become a well-rounded leader
Adopting a fearless approach by identifying the excitement in challenges
The key differences between leading engineering at a large company vs. a startup
Leveraging sponsorship from unexpected places: team members, peers, and leadership
How to build psychological safety on teams
Where to find Smita Ojha:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smitao/
Where to find Heidi Williams:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidiwilliams1/
Website: https://www.joinwest.org/
Where to find Karen Ko:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenko26/
Smita Ojha is the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Mindtickle, a market leader in enterprise sales software. Over the last two decades, Smita has led engineering teams at some of the largest tech companies - Microsoft, Meta, and Google.
In this episode, we discuss:
How to say yes to new opportunities outside of your comfort zone
The importance of developing a diverse skillset to become a well-rounded leader
Adopting a fearless approach by identifying the excitement in challenges
The key differences between leading engineering at a large company vs. a startup
Leveraging sponsorship from unexpected places: team members, peers, and leadership
How to build psychological safety on teams
Where to find Smita Ojha:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smitao/
Where to find Heidi Williams:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidiwilliams1/
Website: https://www.joinwest.org/
Where to find Karen Ko:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenko26/
31 min