Lauren Ottinger, Intercom Tania Abedian Coke, TellUs Meant to Be: Mentor & Mentee Seek mentors who are a few steps ahead of you in their career. Build authentic relationships by exhibiting gratitude and curiosity about your mentor’s work.
Tina Seelig, Stanford University Never Miss an Opportunity to be Fabulous Take every opportunity to be 1% better at something every day.
Steve Garrity, Hearsay Systems Juliet Rothenberg, DeepMind Finding Your Superpower (Live) Discover your superpower to unlock your potential in the workplace. Knowing what you excel at helps you develop your skills.
Tina Seelig, Stanford University Tip Your Hat to Your Team Practice bringing unique perspectives to the table. A difference of opinion is often the key to successful teams.
Justin Rosenstein, Asana Elizabeth Weil, 137 Ventures Hire Values: It Takes All Kinds To build and support diverse teams, create a culture of open communication.
Tina Seelig, Stanford University The Dance of Negotiation Negotiation can be learned through practice. Look for small ways to use your negotiating skills every day.
Andrew Scheuermann, Arch Systems Jessica Verrilli, GV It’s All Negotiable In negotiations, knowledge is powerful. Do your research and prepare carefully.
Tina Seelig, Stanford University Seven Secrets for Successful Interviews Own your story. Practice articulating how you've learned from the past.
Tess Hatch, Bessemer Venture Partners Joshua Reeves, Gusto The Art of the Interview Arrive at job interviews early, prepared, and present. Make sure your questions convey sincere curiosity about the role and the person you’re talking to.
Kit Rodgers, Rambus Lauryn Isford, Facebook Playing the Power Game Navigate office politics by learning what motivates your colleagues. Find opportunities to let each individual shine.
John Melas-Kyriazi, Spark Capital Konstantine Buhler, Meritech Capital The Upside of Endings Avoid overcommitment. If you start feeling overwhelmed, learn to gracefully say “no.”
Tina Seelig, Stanford University The Upside of Quitting Challenge your perspective. Reframe dead ends as data points.
Tina Seelig, Stanford University Coming Soon: LEAP! with Tina Seelig Join Stanford MS&E Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig on a deep-dive into how to launch your career. Tina and Stanford alumni will discuss what skills have helped them thrive, and what they wish they’d learned while they were in school. Each episode explores a particular topic, including politics in the workplace, how to negotiate, and working on a team. Be sure to subscribe to get new episodes when the series launches.