United States

Design Operations

Service Design

Platform Product Management

Customer Success Management

Community Management

Project Management

Data Analysis

Business Transformation

Cornell University

Zach Bubolo

Director of Operations

Communication

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

Leadership

Brand strategy

Salesforce

Canva

ChatGPT

Figma

Google Ads

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Analytics

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Project management

Public Speaking

Negotiation

Accessibility

Business intelligence

Relationship management

Quantitative research

Probability

Product strategy

Qualitative research

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

How to maintain trust, commitment, accountability deliver results while handling conflict

Avoiding common dysfunctions

Decision making as a software engineer or lead - how to become better at making the right choices

Making better tech choices

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Conducting good user research

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

How to set up product analytics and metrics to track success?

Leveraging Product Analytics

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

What is a successful user onboarding flow and how to achieve it?

Onboarding new users

Best practices for documenting projects, epics, and stories

Writing product requirement documents

Over 13 years at Watson I have built technology platforms, communication campaigns, HR processes, and accessibility systems.

Zach Bubolo🇺🇸