Summer of Success Series: Unleashing Potential/ Roxana Tanase's Path to Peace and Human Potential
Release Date: 06/27/2023
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info_outlineIn this episode, Coach Kooley is joined by Roxana Tanase, the HR Director for Scale and Talent Management Programs at Microsoft. Roxana shares her career journey, starting from college, where she discovered her passion for peace and human potential.
She talks about the importance of finding joy and purpose in one's life and how it guided her choices. Despite facing setbacks and difficult experiences, Roxana learned valuable lessons that shaped her resilience and determination. Coach Kooley and Roxana also discuss the power of curiosity conversations and the connections they can foster.
Are you looking to embrace small pivots and explore practical personal and professional growth strategies? Join the conversation!
Timestamps
[02:34] Roxana’s background
[07:44] How Roxana started her career
[15:01] How to communicate difficult news in a kind and considerate way
[12:12] Different mentors and how they mentor you
[16:50] Different ways to build strength
[18:41] The importance of building a foundation
[20:40] Benefits of having a career plan
[22:14] Knowing how your strengths apply to you
[23:12] How to discover your strengths
[24:52] The difference between joy and happiness
[31:17] Three points of commonality in the jobs taken by Roxana
[39:14] Having feminine energy is not a bad thing
[41:26] Roxana’s advice to the women out there
[44:26] How to connect with Roxana
Notable Quotes
- Sometimes you just meet people, and you click, and it's important that you follow up on those connections that just clicked for whatever reason, don't let them go.
- A failure is simply a learning opportunity you take with you and carry forward to help you grow and advance your career.
- In your background, that rings so true. Everything we've ever done, regardless of whether we thought it was a success or a failure, prepares us along our professional journey for where we are in each moment.
- If you think of joy, you can find joy in everyday life.
- Your strengths are likely to be discoverable, even without an assessment through all those things you do with ease, enjoyment, and effectiveness.
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