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The Females in Tech Show with Tamara JohannaThe Truth About Imposter Syndrome - 016Do you suffer from imposter syndrome? That negative self-talk saying things like “I’m not good enough”, “I’m not smart enough”, “I’m not skinny enough”, “I will never meet the one”, “I will never get out of debt”?Is it preventing you from levelling up at work? Or asking your manager for a salary increase, or promotion?Or maybe it’s keeping you from pursuing your dream job, or changing careers? Perhaps you want to write a book, or start your own business?Do any of those sound familiar?That voice in your head sayi...2020-02-2356 minThe Females in Tech Show with Tamara JohannaThe Benefits of Self Care, and How it Helps your Career - 009For years I thought self care was selfish. I would literally cringe when I heard the mention of self care, and believed it was just an excuse for women to pamper themselves. Today I have experienced the benefits of self care first hand, and have seen how it has helped accelerate my career in tech. Prior to that I was putting my body (and soul) under immense stress, which resulted in a plethora of physical symptoms such as shingles, glandular fever (twice), autoimmune disease and a face and chest full of sore pimples. I ignored the warning s...2019-11-1838 minThe Females in Tech Show with Tamara JohannaHow to ask your boss to work from home - 008Would you like to work from home but you’re too scared to ask, or don’t know how to approach it with your boss? In this episode Joel and Tamara share 7 steps on how to ask your boss to work from home.Here’s an outline of what we cover in this episode:The different philosophies of global tech giants Google (04:50) and IBM regarding working from home (10:45)We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working from home for individuals (14:18), as well as organisations (20:30)I share a personal story on why working from home is ben...2019-11-0442 minThe Females in Tech Show with Tamara JohannaPersonal Branding and Why it’s Important - 005Organisations invest significant time, money and resources into building their brand. They do that to grow awareness of the brand, establish their competitive positioning and to build trust and credibility. And ultimately that leads to increased sales. Personal branding is no different.As individuals we all need to establish our point of difference within (and outside) the organisation, and grow awareness of our capabilities. We need to build credibility about our skills and experience in order to be considered for a promotion or salary review.The better you define and manage your personal brand, the...2019-09-2346 minThe Females in Tech Show with Tamara JohannaThe Power of Gratitude & How to Get Started - 004It's interesting what happens to the brain when you practice gratitude. Dopamine is released into two areas of the brain, which controls our movement and speech, and our sense of reward. So when a person expresses gratitude, the dopamine creates a connection between the behaviour, and feeling good. Therefore the more a person practices the gratitude, the more often that dopamine releases.The power of gratitude is not some passing fad, or latest trend. There are genuine benefits to practicing gratitude every day. Particularly when you’re able to be grateful for a challenging situation.Ma...2019-08-2945 minThe Females in Tech Show with Tamara JohannaPeriods and Productivity - How to Leverage your Monthly Cycle - 003Periods and productivity. It’s important to understand the different phases of your menstrual cycle, and how to use that to their advantage to be more productive at work. It’s not just a case of having your period, and not having your period. There are 4 distinct seasons.In the 3rd episode of the Females in Tech Show, we talk about the perception society has about periods, and how women are charging through life, acting like men.Tamara shares an example of when she didn’t honour her menstrual cycle, and how her body started to shu...2019-08-2943 minThe Females in Tech Show with Tamara JohannaHow to achieve a work/life balance - 002The first question is, what is work life balance?There’s a false perception that a work life balance is where you balance work equally to life. I think that's completely unrealistic. Life is so big, you can't just say work, and then life.Work life balance is one, unique to the individual, and two, depends on a range of different factors. For example, your career, what your values are, your personality type, if you have kids.Also, it’s important to acknowledge there are different aspects to life. We follow a program deve...2019-08-2943 minThe Females in Tech Show with Tamara JohannaIntroduction to the Females In Tech Show - 001Welcome to the first podcast episode of The Females In Tech Show with Tamara Johanna.In this episode Tamara provides an overview of the show, who it's for, and what to expect in Season 1 of the podcast. Here’s an overview:Overview of Tamara’s career: (3:51)Tamara’s definition of a female in tech: (7:57)What the Females in Tech Show is about, and how it's different from other podcasts: (10:44)Who the show is for: (13:02)What to expect in Season 1, and Season 2: (13:59)Why Tamara’s partner Joel is on the show: (14:35)Overview of FIIT Collective, and how we suppo...2019-08-1336 min