In Charge and Lacking Confidence | That’s a Good Question

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Being the new person on the team is never easy, and having an adjustment period is perfectly natural. But what happens when you are not just the new person, but also the person in charge — and everyone is looking to you for answers? The listener featured in this episode of That’s a Good Question finds herself in this very predicament. Feeling tremendous self-doubt and a lack of confidence, she is finding it difficult to provide the guidance her team needs to get the job done. We’re joined today by special guest expert Uthra Sundaram, head of global product & launch strategy at Takeda. Through active problem solving, practical advice and shared experiences, we will offer actionable tips and tricks to help flip the internal script, squash feelings of self-doubt and gain back confidence. Uthra Sundaram Uthra Sundaram is head of global product & launch strategy at Takeda. She leads the organization’s focus on realizing the promise of our pipeline, driving global brand growth, and becoming a center of excellence for both asset strategy and launch success. Sundaram brings a passion for building connections between commercial and R&D, as well as a broad global background in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Sundaram joined Takeda as our global commercial leader for gastroenterology (GI) and moved into the USBU to build and lead our GI business unit. Her leadership principle is to inspire people with a clear and compelling vision while supporting them by elevating their cross functional skills. She believes in candid feedback, team empowerment, crisp decision-making, and being a role model of the values she advocates. Sundaram holds a degree in electronics and communication engineering, a post-graduate diploma in management, and an MBA from Yale School of Management. Celeste Headlee Celeste Headlee is a communication and human nature expert, and an award-winning journalist. She is a professional speaker, and also the author of Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism—and How to Do It, Do Nothing, Heard Mentality, and We Need to Talk. In her twenty-year career in public radio, she has been the executive producer of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Radio, and anchored programs including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She also served as cohost of the national morning news show The Takeaway from PRI and WNYC, and anchored presidential coverage in 2012 for PBS World Channel. Headlee’s TEDx talk sharing ten ways to have a better conversation has over twenty million total views to date. @CelesteHeadlee Additional Resources: * Do you have a work/life problem? Let’s solve it! Tell us about your challenge here and you could be on an upcoming episode of “That’s A Good Question!”* Sign up for the Women Amplified email list to receive a notification every time a new episode drops (and maybe receive a few exclusive tidbits)* Join us in person — or online — at the 2022 ...

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