Screen time, Sabbaticals and Default Choices, with Karen Tay

Episode 3 January 16, 2022 00:32:56
Screen time, Sabbaticals and Default Choices, with Karen Tay
Parents in Tech
Screen time, Sabbaticals and Default Choices, with Karen Tay

Jan 16 2022 | 00:32:56

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Show Notes

Rewriting the narrative of a singular way to live and rejecting default choices. Karen shares her life-changing decision to move to the USA, take a sabbatical and the discoveries she made along the way. She offers tips on unlocking one’s potential and effective networking.

 

We discuss how parenthood has shaped Karen as a mentor, coach and leader. We also talk about the differences between Singapore and the USA regarding attitudes toward motherhood and career expectations. Karen shares her thoughts on the power of owning who you are, giving yourself the permission to change and embracing freedom.

 

Karen Tay, mother of two young daughters, is an advisor and coach to tech CEOs on operations, people and strategy.  She’s had an illustrious career in Singapore’s public sector at the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office and Singapore Economic Development Board. She led tech talent attraction for Singapore out of the Bay Area, and grew the pipeline of global tech talent by 20x.

 

To get in touch with Karen, find her on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenzytay/

 

Don’t forget to head over to www.parents.fm to stay up to date with new and previous episodes, join our community of parents in tech or drop me a line.

 

 

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