I've had multiple sessions with Omar on different topics and every single one was worth it.
In one session, I was thinking about whether to proceed to the next level on the technical path I was already on or switch to the management track. Omar simplified the decision in a way that removed all the pressure and overthinking. Thanks to his guidance, I made the switch and I'm now an interim engineering manager for a new team.
In another session, we worked on how to manage a project with multiple stakeholders as a technical engineer. He shifted my mindset around moving fast and taking ownership. I applied it right away, started shipping faster, and the project reached a really strong place. I was able to hand it off to a colleague while having delivered more than what was expected. That mindset and the reputation I built through leading that project actually helped me land the engineering manager role.
We also worked on understanding decisions made by my skip-level manager. There were times where I couldn't make sense of certain calls being made above me and Omar helped me see what I was missing. He broke down how managers at that level think, what drives them, what worries them, and how to work with that. This gave me a much better understanding of what happens around me and helped me read situations and decisions more clearly.
What truly sets Omar apart is that he brings his own personal experiences into every discussion. Hearing his story and seeing how decisions played out for him over the years helped me step back from the details I was buried in and see my own situation from a bird's eye view.
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In one session, I was thinking about whether to proceed to the next level on the technical path I was already on or switch to the management track. Omar simplified the decision in a way that removed all the pressure and overthinking. Thanks to his guidance, I made the switch and I'm now an interim engineering manager for a new team.
In another session, we worked on how to manage a project with multiple stakeholders as a technical engineer. He shifted my mindset around moving fast and taking ownership. I applied it right away, started shipping faster, and the project reached a really strong place. I was able to hand it off to a colleague while having delivered more than what was expected. That mindset and the reputation I built through leading that project actually helped me land the engineering manager role.
We also worked on understanding decisions made by my skip-level manager. There were times where I couldn't make sense of certain calls being made above me and Omar helped me see what I was missing. He broke down how managers at that level think, what drives them, what worries them, and how to work with that. This gave me a much better understanding of what happens around me and helped me read situations and decisions more clearly.
What truly sets Omar apart is that he brings his own personal experiences into every discussion. Hearing his story and seeing how decisions played out for him over the years helped me step back from the details I was buried in and see my own situation from a bird's eye view.