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Identity Beyond the Title: Who Are You When the Music Stops?

Have you ever stood at the “top of the mountain” only to realize the view wasn’t what you expected? Everything looks perfect from the outside. You’re hitting your targets, winning the awards, and everyone sees a success story. But underneath the layers of achievement, there is a nagging feeling you only want to whisper: “Wait,…
Finding the “Deep Work” Gear: How Movement Primes My Brain

We’ve all been there: sitting down to tackle a task that requires total presence, but your brain just feels like fog. You stare at the screen, move a comma, check your email, and suddenly an hour has vanished. Lately, I’ve been spending my mornings editing my book (you can see my working environment in the…
Sabbatical Diaries: The End is Just the Beginning

“Who resigns from Google?” That’s the question I’ve heard most often this past year. It’s usually asked with a mix of curiosity and genuine disbelief. After years of navigating the high-stakes world of global R&D and leading complex engineering organizations as a Director, people couldn’t understand why I’d walk away from the “perfect” career path.…
The Missing Ask: Why We Negotiate Salary but Wait for Promotions

I’m currently reading Women Don’t Ask by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever. If you haven’t read it yet, put it on your list. It explores a painful truth that many of us know instinctively: women are often much less likely than men to negotiate for what they want, assuming that hard work alone will be…
The Biggest Productivity Lie: Why Time Management Fails the Exhausted Leader

When I first started climbing the ladder, I was obsessed with time management. Like many leaders in tech, I viewed my planner as the ultimate tool for control. I color-coded my calendar, mastered task batching, and achieved near-perfect calendar utilization. I was “doing it all.” The painful truth? Despite my perfect schedule, I was running…
How a Personal Board of Directors Transformed My Growth (and How You Can Build Yours)

Walking into Google felt like walking in the dark When I joined Google as a senior engineering manager: new company, new role, new world, I felt a bit like a blind person groping in the dark. I was the first external manager hired into the Israeli development center. Until then, every manager had grown from…