20 episodes
Unseen Battles Parul Goel
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- Business
For women in tech, the path to success can be confusing and challenging. What should be my brand? Will negotiating hard make me unlikable? Should I push back on my manager? Should I stay or leave? What if I make the wrong decision? Have you ever wondered how other successful people know what the right answers are? The truth is they don’t. Even though we often feel alone in our struggles and failures, fear and ambivalence are universal experiences. Every successful person, every successful career is built on a series of such unseen battles. Every two weeks, we will hear from interesting, smart and successful people about an unseen battle from their careers - dealing with rejection, working with a difficult manager, being a working parent - whatever their struggle was. We will hear about their motivations, fears and learnings. Their stories will leave you feeling hopeful, inspired and confident. Parul Goel is a woman in tech, a product leader and a keynote speaker. Having been through her own struggles and failures, she knows how lonely the experience is. Her mission to remind herself and others that we are not alone in our struggles. Every successful career is built on a series of such unseen battles. Tune in for you bi-weekly dose of hope and inspiration.
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Standing Up to Unfair Feedback
In this episode of Unseen Battles with Parul Goel, Luaskya Nonon, an Attorney and a Certified Diversity Professional®, shares her story of standing up to her manager when he gave unfair, biased feedback to her. By asking clarifying questions, Luaskya made him rethink the feedback. Do not miss this inspiring episode!
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Persistence to Get That Promotion
In this episode of Unseen Battles with Parul Goel, Laraine McKinnon, a Workplace Strategist, and a D&I Thought Leader, talks about her road to getting promoted to a top level job in her company, and what she had to do to workaround naysayers and biases. If you are a woman in tech hoping to get promoted in your role, this episode is for you.
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Stepping Out of the Shadows with Nyna Caputi
In this episode of Unseen Battles with Parul Goel, Nyna Caputi, a coach, a trainer and a community builder shares her experience of having to pivot her successful business when the pandemic hit. This pivot forced her to confront her impostor syndrome and become comfortable with taking the center stage and marketing herself and her expertise. If you are someone who hesitates to be in the spotlight, this episode is for you.
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Overcoming High Functioning Anxiety with Heather Rider
In this episode, Heather Rider, an anxiety coach, talks about her battle with high functioning anxiety, a form of anxiety that afflicts high achievers as they struggle to consistently meet their own high standards. She shares practical tips that have helped hundreds of her clients overcome this condition.
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Dealing with an Abusive Leader with Erin Norton
In this episode of Unseen Battles with Parul Goel, Erin Norton, a technology leader, talks about her experience of being pushed to the edge by a difficult, bordering abusive leader. She offers practical advice on how to hold on to your mental peace if you find yourself in a similar situation.
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Bouncing Back From a Layoff with Shilpa Vir
In this episode of Unseen Battles with Parul Goel, Shilpa Vir, a Product Manager at Google, shares her experience of being laid off from her role when she was eight months pregnant. Instead of letting this setback define her, Shilpa set out on a determined path to prove to herself that she was deserving of a better role and ended up with multiple job offers.