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How Engineer Project Manager Joy Became a Manager For The First Time.

2021/10/1
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Speak Your Mind Unapologetically Podcast

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Civil Engineer and Project Manager Joy Makumbe shares her thoughtful stories on how she got her first job managing a team, her philosophy on why she always negotiates her salary without any guilt, how she dealt with non-supportive coworkers even though she was scared of their reaction, and how she commands respects as the female joyful boss in a male-dominated industry.

Read more about Joy’s journey in a male dominated industry in her book TECH GIRL DIARIES. Told in a witty and fun way, Joy shares with you her joys and pains as she strives to leave her mark in the engineering field. Grab your copy here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1779255624)

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