S3 Episode 6 - Unlocking Your Leadership Potential: Pivoting from Products to People with Divya Ramachandran

What if fully realizing your leadership abilities is less about developing new skills and more about discovering who you truly are? 

Join us for an insightful conversation with Divya Ramachandran, an executive leadership coach, who shares her story of making a career pivot from technology to pursue her passion for people development.  Now as a specialist in coaching tech founders, executives and managers, she helps talented leaders unlock their greatest creativity, resilience and impact.

By starting from a place of self-awareness, you’re able to build trust, foster curiosity and approach challenges with courage—ultimately transforming how you lead during good times and bad.

Divya helps executives navigate the challenges of growth by focusing on emotional intelligence and people development.  By addressing the need for difficult conversations and actions in leadership, she supports clients in managing stress and burnout.

Here are some key highlights from our conversation:

• Importance of Emotional Intelligence: Learn how managing emotions can enhance your interactions, decision-making, and overall business strategy.
• Overcoming Challenges: Discover how to navigate difficult conversations, tackle complex problems, and build trust in the workplace.
• Embrace Change for Growth: Shift your perspective from obstacles to opportunities, unlocking your true leadership potential and fostering a culture of innovation.

You can find the 'How To Do Hard Things Guide' here:
https://content.divyalalitha.com/hardthingsguide
 
Divya Ramachandran is an executive leadership coach with a unique career trajectory from building tech products to empowering people. Raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, by hardworking South Asian immigrant parents, Divya excelled academically while cultivating a deep connection to her cultural roots through music. She began her academic career in computer engineering, but it was at the University of California, Berkeley, while pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, that she found her passion: using technology to meet essential human needs in health and education. This revelation propelled her through a successful decade in Silicon Valley's tech startup scene, focusing on user experience and product design.

A transformative experience with an executive coach prompted Divya's pivotal shift to leadership coaching. Realizing her calling on the first day of coach training, she has since dedicated herself to guiding tech startup leaders. Divya believes in fostering trust and connection, offering her expertise as a coach, facilitator, and speaker to a broad spectrum of leaders across various departments. Her approach integrates energy awareness, cognitive behavioral coaching, and emotional intelligence, enabling leaders and teams to overcome challenges such as clear communication, conflict resolution, productivity, and team empowerment for better product outcomes.”

You can connect with Divya here:
Website: https://www.divyalalitha.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diramachandran/