Episode 02: How do you navigate career decisions with authenticity?

December 2023

Yiying Lee, MBA ’23, and Larissa Almeida, MBA ’23, share stories developed at Sanger Leadership Center’s Story Lab. In the podcast, Yiying and Larissa speak to the challenge and importance of choosing authenticity, finding the right mentors, and pushing away naysayers when navigating career decisions.

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Reflection Questions:

  • What tools can you use to navigate feelings of imposter syndrome?
  • Who can you reach out to for support, clarity and/or understanding during times of uncertainty?
  • What are your personal values and how do they inform your career decisions?

Speaker Bio

Nick Viviano

Nick Viviano

Program Specialist at the Sanger Leadership Center

Nick Viviano (he/him/his) is a program specialist at the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. He oversees a variety of leadership development programs, including Story Lab and the Leadership Crisis Challenge.

Yiying Lee

Yiying Lee

Michigan Ross MBA'23

Yiying recently graduated from Michigan Ross with her MBA. Yiying gets excited about opportunities where she’s able to work with customer-focused product teams to resolve customer pain points in the tech space.

Larissa Almeida

Larissa Almeida

Michigan Ross MBA'23

Larissa (She/her/hers) is recent Michigan Ross alumna (MBA ‘23) and a past participant of Sanger’s popular Story Lab program. Larissa is passionate about helping people and companies unlock new sources of value by using digital technologies and advanced analytics.

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