How to Influence Without Authority — Fireside chat and Q&A with Irina Stanescu (Engineering Leader & Coach; ex-Google, ex-Uber)
About the Event
Level Up Newsletter paid subscribers are invited to join this live event where Irina and Jason will discuss "How to Influence Without Authority" followed by an open Q&A.
Discussion topics include:
How to build social capital.
How to build trust-based relationships.
How to disagree with a senior leader.
Identify the incentive structures of cross-functional teams.
Navigate the negative emotions of key stakeholders.
And more.
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The event will be video recorded and shared with members.
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About Irina Stanescu
Irina is an engineering leader and leadership coach. She was a staff software engineer and tech lead at Google and Uber.
At Google, Irina's team built dynamic ad insertion in the linear and on-demand TV streams for the Google Fiber Mobile TV App. The project involved multiple orgs: Google Fiber, YouTube and DoubleClick, and Irina successfully influenced across all 3 organizations.
At Uber, Irina’s team was in charge of the entire Eater Delivery Experience in the Uber Eats Eater app, which was a place of intersection for multiple other teams and functions.
Irina is also the author of “The Caring Techie Newsletter”, a LinkedIn Top Voice, and teaches a 4.8/5 rated live online class on Maven titled "Impact through Influence - Influence Without Authority In Engineering Teams"
Follow Irina Stanescu on LinkedIn.
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