🔥 Career Crossroads: Should You Stay a Super IC or Step Into Management?
You’ve done everything “right” - built deep expertise, earned the trust of your team, and delivered results.
But now you're asking the question many mid-career women in tech face:
What’s next?
Do you continue building as a high-performing IC?
Or is it time to step into management - even if it feels like a leap into the unknown?
This decision can shape not just your next role, but your long-term career fulfillment.
Join Leadership & Career Coach Dipti Patel, a former Head of Product who has navigated both paths - for a strategic, no-fluff class to help you clarify your next move before burnout or doubt make it for you.
✅ What you’ll learn:
How to assess your current path, and whether it's still serving your goals
The real tradeoffs of management vs IC (beyond title and salary)
How to grow as a “Super IC” without stalling your career
Step-by-step tips to prepare for a move into management (if that’s your choice)
How AI and org shifts are changing what leadership looks like—and who thrives in it
Target Audience:
🎯 This session is for you if:
You’re a mid-career woman in tech (product, engineering, design)
You’re an IC feeling ready for more, but unsure where to go next
You’re curious about management, but want clarity before making the jump
You want a strategic framework, not generic advice
Speaker Information:
Dipti Patel is a Leadership & Career Coach who helps mid-career women in tech grow into impactful, confident leaders.
With nearly two decades of experience in product, startups, and technology leadership, Dipti brings deep industry insight and real-world experience to her coaching. She specializes in helping ambitious women navigate moments of career uncertainty - whether they’re feeling stuck, burned out, or at career crossroads.
Through her coaching, Dipti helps women gain clarity on their goals, reconnect with their strengths, and create a strategic roadmap to advance their careers with purpose and confidence.
If you’ve been questioning your next move or wondering whether leadership is right for you, this session is not to be missed.
You can follow Dipti on the platforms below:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diptipatelca/
Substack: https://diptipatel.substack.com/
Website: https://diptipatel.net/
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