If you are feeling a little lost at work, especially in product and tech, rest assured you’re not alone. In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, brought to you by eCornell, tech leaders Mamuna Oladipo, vice president of product at Shopify, and Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, director of commerce and consumer product at Mysten Labs, deliver tips to help you pivot during crisis, communicate with clarity and more. Guest host Keith Cowing, visiting lecturer at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell, moderates the discussion.

This episode covers:

• Positive outcomes of setbacks
• Psychological safety, risk and empathy at work
• Contributions of individual roles to organizational success
• Effects of the absence of commercial context on product companies
• Challenges of adopting a tech-first culture
• “GRIP” framework for business and product transformation
• Corporate errors in hiring and layoffs in the post-pandemic era
• Clarity of communication in decision making
• Healthy tension and debate on teams
• Clean escalation processes
• Accessibility as a leader

Want to hear more from Lola Oyelayo-Pearson and Mamuna Oladipo? Subscribe to their Lost in Tech podcast on Spotify or YouTube.

Join Keith Cowing, Mamuna Oladipo and more industry leaders and Cornell faculty experts for the Product and Tech Leadership Summit, taking place this September at Cornell Tech in New York City. During the immersive learning and networking experience, you will discover how to leverage transformation techniques to build high-performing products and tech teams. Seats are limited – register today!

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