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Precious Sharing by Dr Viveka Kalidasan - A baby and An Accelerator 

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Precious Sharing by Dr Viveka Kalidasan - A baby and An Accelerator 

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Dr Viveka has been recognised as MIT 35 Innovators and Singapore Top 100 Women in Technology when she was 35 as well as NUS Outstanding Young Alumni.

Dr Viveka has accepted the IWD invite to do her sharing but she was caught by the changes on her daughter Riva's babysitting arrangement - in order not to disappoint us - she came with her daughter . . . She was so thankful to the organizing committee for including Riva for the event - she did a posting thru linkedin about this. It was such a precious opportunity for us to hear Dr Viveka's sharing, she is such a natural speaker and genuine in her sharing about her massive partnership and positive challenges to expand our minds and inclusivity.

Riva (18 months) has always been a part of her professional journey, having Riva has never restrict her professional commitments or challenges. She shared that they have co-existed seamlessly but it takes meticulous planning and execution.

Dr Viveka was working till the day she delivered and she started working on the 3rd day. Riva accompanied her to Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2022, when she was only 7 weeks old. Riva flew with Dr Viveka and husband across the Pacific, when she was only 4 months old and the list is endless, as they grow... This surely is a team work, primarily, between Dr Viveka, her husband, Hemanand and Riva.

#inclusivity

people have always looked at her request to bring Riva along to business settings with shock and surprise, only to later accept them with a big heart, looking at their team work. She has always been inclusive of Riva in her personal and professional settings and so have the people who have accepted them. She gets her baby highchair during business dinners!

#punctuality

they were never ever late to any business meeting, even when they brought their baby with them. They in fact reach the venue well before others, as they follow a disciplined routine.

#planning and #execution

Immense hard work goes behind, ensure the safety and comfort of Riva in business settings. Everything that goes behind the scenes is hard and smart work. From pumping milk to cleaning bottles to ensuring she gets enough walk around, every stage of her growth is well taken care of by them.

She uses 'WE' even when the business meetings were hers, because her presence is impossible in those settings without the support of her husband Hemanand and Riva. She never felt overwhelmed and on the contrary is growing into a social butterfly, who loves her fellow-beings with all her heart and mind. They never gave anyone, any chance to complain. They instead gave them all reasons to celebrate a baby in a mundane and hectic business setting. She has always been the adorable little star.

Her profession is her passion and that's exactly why she never felt stressed to pull this off, with the support of Hemanand and Riva. She has no self-doubt, even when she does feel guilty at times. What makes her going is her belief that she should model and not teach/preach empowerment to Riva- because, that is exactly what her mother does to her!

While, she is fully aware that this kind of lifestyle is not for everyone and not everyone has the fundamentals to pull this off, she sincerely hopes no woman gives upon her aspirations over childbirth. A child can only inspire to dream bigger and deliver the best.

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Please feel free to post your own learnings in each section! :)

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Please feel free to post your own learnings in each section! :)

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Learning from Rasyida’s session: I'm not a cat, don't put me in a box!

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Learning from Rasyida’s session: I'm not a cat, don't put me in a box!

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Stay true to your values and find your purpose to drive your life goals.

What are unique strengths that women bring to tech?

Women are wired differently - woman can multitask and get things done. Can the CEO’s PA replace the CEO? Probably yes, cause they have the first hand knowledge of the company and the people.

How do you manage your time?

It is important to have an ecosystem of support. Schedule me time to energise and recharge.

Does volunteering such as today drains or energises? It is an energising experience to hear so mane views and to contribute.

The PIE model for promotion. E is highest impact, followed by I and finally P.

P - Performance

I - Image

E - Exposure

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T9: shape your next job and plan your career

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T9: shape your next job and plan your career

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T8: shape your next job and plan your career

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T8: shape your next job and plan your career

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T7: shape your next job and plan your career

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T7: shape your next job and plan your career

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T6: networking and leadership engagement

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T6: networking and leadership engagement

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T5: networking and leadership engagement

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T5: networking and leadership engagement

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T4: networking and leadership engagement 

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T4: networking and leadership engagement 

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Learnings from Wendy's session: Leading and designing with empathy: Creating connections in a digital world

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Learnings from Wendy's session: Leading and designing with empathy: Creating connections in a digital world

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Learnings from Jiale's session: Overcoming Improbability: Small changes, big impact

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Learnings from Jiale's session: Overcoming Improbability: Small changes, big impact

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1. Founder-Market Fit
Founder-market fit focuses on the alignment between the founders of a startup and the specific market they are targeting. The below are the key points to validate the problem worth solving:
⁃ Are they ppls willing to pay the money for the problem to be solved
⁃ Understand the market fit
⁃ Validate the problem, are there people actively trying to solve the problem
⁃ Are there better alternatives out there? This is because not necessarily we need technology to solved the problem
⁃ Collecting more data points to validate and make the decision
⁃ There are many people more willing to share the problems and pain points, sometimes we are just mental barrier, fear of approaching. However these are the important research to shape the product value

2. Building the team
⁃ Though time build tough ppls
⁃ As a leader, we may not be always doing the right thing, we can communicate to the team that we are also constantly learning as a team.
⁃ Hence, asking regularly feedback become critical for the growth as well
⁃ Regularly appreciation meeting can be conducted bi weekly to motivate the team on how each of them contribute value in different aspect and areas
⁃ Attend every tech teams meetings may help to understand how teach team receive information, this help to communicate better
⁃ Zero tension may not be a good thing
⁃ In fact, healthy tension allows team generate a lot of good ideas
⁃ It is important to hurdle it rather than avoiding it for the tension
⁃ Encouraging the team to speak up, and share with team how they can reach out gor a talk or help effectively. Building this as a habits is important for the team grow

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Learnings from Gek Khiang's session: Great courage: Driving digital transformation in public sector

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Learnings from Gek Khiang's session: Great courage: Driving digital transformation in public sector

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- Having the courage and belief in your own abilities to try new and big things
- That as women, one of our natural super powers is empathy to really understand another person’s experience and needs, and get to the bottom of the problem
- To trust our own voice and perspectives, and the value that we bring to the table

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Learnings from Deniece Tan's session: Zero to Hero: Upskilling like no one's watching

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Learnings from Deniece Tan's session: Zero to Hero: Upskilling like no one's watching

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- You are responsible for your own career and goals, take charge and know what is your end goal. It doesn’t have to be money, it could be making a positive change, creating joy
- Don’t take no for an answer, no is not the end of the world. Ask what could make it a yes
- A career switch can be a fast or a slow change; fast could be a resignation the next day to move on to new job, a slow change is in bite-sizes such as going for meet-ups, meeting the community and finding ans you need for your career change queries