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PART 4C: CLEARING THE TABLE ROUND III
What now? Where do I stand? What am I taking away? This blog touches on considerations, revelations and collective takeaways in sabbatical.
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Jan 24, 202411 min read
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PART 4B: WINE, WINE AND MORE WINE
Perfection in the workplace doesn’t exist. Read more about the final tumultuous period of letting go and rediscovering my value and purpose.
akinyiwavinya
Jan 17, 20247 min read
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PART 4A: LE DESSERT
This blog is about turning a new leaf. It focuses on consistency, the willingness to reimagine and discovering alternatives along the way.
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Jan 10, 20249 min read
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PART 3B: WATER BREAK
If you’ve been through the wringer, you understand the pain of confrontational and hard truths. This blog focuses on my period of reckoning
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Dec 20, 202315 min read
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PART 3A: CLEARING THE TABLE, ROUND II
Periods of crisis are often vantage points to discover what’s missing, what needs repair and what’s functioning. Growth happens inspite of.
akinyiwavinya
Dec 13, 20237 min read
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PART 2C: LE FROMAGE
What happens when the tables are turned and you have to manage others? Do you rise to the occasion and pick up responsibility or do you fall
akinyiwavinya
Dec 6, 202311 min read
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PART 2B: THE PLAT PRINCIPAL
This blog highlights how I found my rhythm, investing more in work that I loved, and accepting the things that I could not change.
akinyiwavinya
Nov 29, 20238 min read
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PART 2A: CLEARING THE TABLE, ROUND I
Part 2 of the series dives into craftsmanship, strengths, and innovation. This first entry focuses on pausing and finding your purpose.
akinyiwavinya
Nov 22, 20237 min read
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PART 1C: THE PERFECT PAIRING
The final install in Part 1 looks into people mgmt, the differences between mentorship and sponsorship, and how to choose you perfect match
akinyiwavinya
Nov 15, 20237 min read
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PART 1B: THE L’ENTREE / HORS D’OEUVRE
Working for startups is overwhelming. Learn how I harnessed ambiguity, the value of being a generalist, and how to maintain your balance.
akinyiwavinya
Nov 8, 20235 min read
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PART 1A: THE AMUSE-BOUCHE
The Amuse-Bouche: My entry to the startup space, expectations vs. reality, hard lessons learned, and major takeaways that helped me grow.
akinyiwavinya
Nov 1, 20239 min read
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WHY ME, WHY NOW?
The first learn-and-share sabbatical series focuses on who I am, why I am writing, why I think it’s important, and what to expect.
akinyiwavinya
Oct 25, 20234 min read
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