Rachel McConnell

·Oct 13

Building a high-performing product team

How to foster effective teamwork and smash your product objectives. — I’ve interviewed over 50 individual contributors this year and one of the questions I always ask candidates is ‘Tell me about the most effective team you’ve worked in, and what made it so effective?’ I ask this question because I’m keen to know what constitutes good teamwork in their eyes…

Product Management

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Product Management

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·Mar 8

Twenty questions with…Harrison Wheeler

We put some quickfire questions to Harrison, Senior design manager at LinkedIn and speaker at Lead with Tempo. What was the last meal you cooked? Chicken Tagine. Dogs or cats? Cats, I have one named Luna. What’s the one book that’s changed your life? In elementary school, there was a…

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·Feb 17

Down but not out — surviving redundancy

Being laid off hurts, especially when it comes out of the blue. But it doesn’t have to mean the end. Here’s how to get through it emotionally. People say you shouldn’t take redundancy personally but the first time I was made redundant I knew it was personal. The team leader…

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·Feb 13

Twenty questions with…Camila Pechous

Camila is Content design lead at Pinterest and a speaker at Lead with Tempo. What was the last meal you cooked? Rice and beans. Dogs or cats? Two dogs and one cat, because it’s my current situation. What’s the one book that changed your life? A poem book by Portuguese…

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·Feb 6

Twenty questions with…Rachel McConnell

Get to know Rachel McConnell who curates and hosts Lead with Tempo. What was the last meal you cooked? Lasagne — it wasn’t bad at all. Dogs or cats? Cats, always. What’s the one book that changed your life? Heartburn by Nora Ephron — since reading it I aspire to…

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·Feb 6

Twenty questions with…Laura Costantino

Get to know Laura, Senior UX writer at Google, and Lead with Tempo speaker. What was the last meal you cooked? Risotto. It’s one of my specialties. Dogs or cats? Cats, hands down. I’ve been told I look and act like one. What’s the one book that changed your life? …

Leadership

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Leadership

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·Jan 19

Twenty questions with…Aladrian Goods

Meet Aladrian, Content design manager at Intuit, and one of our expert speakers at Lead with Tempo. What was the last meal you cooked? Uhh, I heated up my leftover burrito? Does that count? Dogs or cats? Plants. What’s the one book that’s changed your life? Never Eat Alone, Keith…

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·Jan 10

Twenty questions with…Christi Guzik

Get to know Christi, Staff UX Content Strategist at Rocket Companies, and speaker at Lead with Tempo. What was the last meal you cooked? I made the appetizers for Thanksgiving, does that count? If not, it was a dish from Blue Apron. Dogs or cats? I’m more allergic to cats…