After reading the following News article on YLE that highlighted the struggles PhD graduates face in finding employment in Finland, I couldn’t help but reflect on my own experience. Of course, the times are different now, but it reminded me of how naive I was during my PhD which I started back in 2010. I […]
It’s great when you get the chance to learn from someone more experienced. During a discussion with Kevin Kamau, a Senior Product Manager at Basware, on innovating within corporate product teams, he shared a valuable lesson that really stuck with me. It’s something I want to apply as I grow in my journey as a […]
A few months ago, I turned 40. It happened during one of the busiest times of the year for me—work deadlines, ongoing projects, family commitments—leaving no time to process the milestone. Yet, turning 40 is one of those ages that naturally invites reflection. It feels significant, as if you’ve reached a point in life where […]
I was glad to recently be part of the Harambee podcast, one of the products of Think Africa’s members initiative that is still going strong. In the podcast, I talk about leadership and the legacy I leave after serving as the Chairperson of the organization for five years. One of the questions I have often […]
I have written before about the importance of visualizations in communicating insights (here). Having the skill to create beautiful and insightful visualizations is a great arsenal to have in one’s pocket and I always wish I had more time to hone that skill. Although creating visualizations is part of my everyday data analysis work, from using them to explore the data, look for trends […]
There are those decisions you make and its almost like something changes in the universe, in your whole outlook and attitude to ensure that that decision becomes a reality. It was the beginning of 2017 when I made a hard decision to transition from Academia to Industry. Having been in Academia for several years (since […]