Building career resilience
summary
Senior software engineer at Serko who co‑founded Fractional Directory and becomes a fractional CTO, balancing full‑time work, solo parenting and a startup. Describes building a qualification engine that categorises fractional leaders, launching the directory in 90 days and growing from ~40 to over 1,000 listings across NZ and Singapore. Argues fractional leadership lets people scale hours up and down to avoid burnout, keep corporate stability and take on steeper, shorter peaks.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 1:27Setting career goals
- 3:12Impact of motherhood and burnout
- 5:42Challenges of traditional career paths
- 7:09What is fractional leadership?
- 8:55Benefits of fractional leadership
- 11:29Lessons from the career mountain
- 12:59Asking for help and teamwork
- 14:06Celebrating progress and resilience
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