After a fascinating career journey doing everything from being a graphic designer to building her own business, Linda Jonas stumbled on her calling at Small Improvements: Collaborating with HR leaders to make work a better place. Over her time at the performance feedback platform, she discovered the traditional path of becoming a manager was not for her, and instead build up a career as a solo contributor. Through hosting events with HR leaders, she’s also learned from the likes of Pinterest and Reddit what does make a good manager - so don’t miss her insights on how to be a great leader both as a solo contributor and manager! Tune in to this episode to hear Linda discuss: - The power of taking time to explore and saying yes - How to transition from manager to solo contributor - How to be a leader as a solo contributor - The need for greater self promotion as a solo contributor - Coaching, feedback, and prioritization as the key pillars of good management - HR’s role in defining what good looks like to create better managers - The difference between managers and leaders - The importance of cultural context and radical candor when giving feedback Learn more at www.leadingrebels.com More about Linda: www.linkedin.com/in/linda-jonas | www.twitter.com/linjonas | www.small-improvements.com --- This episode is sponsored by Babbel for Business – Empower your team with language learning! Special Babbel Discount for Leading Rebels listeners: For every yearly Babbel license, you get a free Babbel Live Tutoring Session for every employee! This session will include an evaluation of the employee’s language proficiency level and an explanation on how to make the most of Babbel. Just email [email protected] and mention “Leading Rebels” to get started now! (Please note there’s a minimum order amount of 10 licenses.) For more information visit www.leadingrebels.com/babbel --- Title music: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque