Apr 27 2024 43 mins 4
Nivia has a fascinating and long history in technology and we talked about how directors can help people through organisational change, the trauma of dealing with forced change from COVID and how a lot of being an effective manager of managers is building and sharing context and influence.
Guest biography:
Nivia is a technologist with over 20 years of engineering and leadership experience. Her career path has included nearly every role in tech; but her true passion is inspiring people to do their best work. These days Nivia applies her talents as Director of Engineering for Spotify's new music team, tasked with bringing enriching artist expression tools and experiences to Spotify.
Nivia gives back to the tech community by speaking at, chairing and attending tech conferences. Her hobbies include: mentoring Black engineering leaders; reading; and relaxing on her farm with her hubby Andre and their feline overlord Zuko.
Social:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivia/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lanooba
Transcript and show notes available here: https://managingmanagers.tech/episodes/episode-020-nivia-henry/
