Speaking and Communicating Podcast

How do you climb the corporate ladder as an engineer?Limor is an Executive Coach for ambitious women in tech that want to get to the next level in their careers and achieve more through a result-oriented coaching process. Women she works with, say Limor enabled them to continuously tear down "ceilings" by challenging them to think bigger. She opened their eyes to a new way of contributing to their careers. She loves talking about career progression in the tech industry and how to build your brand.Limor grew up in a middle-class family as a very shy and introverted girl. When starting her career as a software engineer, she believed it was enough to be a good employee and that her manager and team would notice my work and promote her.That led to a slow career progression that left her frustrated and unhappy about her career. Limor's lowest career point was when her oldest daughter was two years old. She was so miserable in her career, yet wanted to expand her family. Eventually, she decided to put family first. It took her a year to have the courage to nominate herself for a manager position, and from that point on realized that she had to take the driver's seat in her career and push herself forward.Since becoming a manager, she moved countries, switched jobs, and advanced her career. Eventually she decided to become an Executive Coach and help others get these same results:- Negotiate and get what you deserve (salary and benefits)- Advance your career to executive roles- Figure out the right path for yourselfShe has worked in the tech industry for over 20 years as a software engineer, engineering manager, and Director of Engineering at DigitalOcean. She knows firsthand what it is like being a woman in a male-dominated field. She has mentored women for over four years and created a mentorship program for women with PowerToFly. Limor also consults with companies and runs workshops with companies on various topics, such as:- Internal mentorship program training - Presentation Skills - How to build an engaging presentation utilizing Story Telling?- Leadership workshopsOn this episode, Limor uses her experience to reveal why women struggle with confidence at work, despite being qualified.Listen as Limor shares:- how to speak up when shut down at meetings- how to choose the right mentor for yourself- why public speaking is a necessity in this industry- the most important leadership skills- how to effectively network- LinkedIn etiquette and true relationship-building- why diverse workforces immensely benefit organizations- how to find your community and support group- how leaders can support women in tech- best practices for a business presentation...and so much more!Connect with Limor:WebsiteLinkedInPowerToFlyAdditional Resources:'Engineers as Leaders! Beyond Logic' - by Jesse L. Calloway, Ph.D.Kindly subscribe to the podcast channel and leave a rating and a review. Thanks :)Feel free to reach out on:FacebookInstagramEmail: roberta4sk@gmail.comYouTubeLeave a rating and a review on iTunes and Spotify:iTunesSpotify