Kax Uson

🧠 9-5: Head of Product 🫀 5-9: Coaching Women in Product to be Strong Product Leaders 🫁 Tweets about Life, Leadership, and the Drama in between

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SAVE THE WORLD. 🦸‍♀️

Unfortunately, I didn't do well in sciences or PE to be either a scientist or a superhero.

So I turned to writing.

Unfortunately, I was never consistent with it. I only wrote when inspiration would strike.

And folks, it rarely did.

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[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

🎤✋🏼

[Alex Debecker @alexdebecker]

"The people who are going to get the promotion will be the people who not only have shown great results but also have people advocating for them in the process aside from their managers."

Very real. (via @kaxuson)

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

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[Jordi Mas @jordimash]

I worked with @kaxuson 🧡. This is a brave and touching account of mental health at work place.

Many histories like this happen daily and sharing them helps others in many aspects, including identifying the symptoms. Take care of yourselves.
https://t.co/gPaLCVVmia

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@jordimash Thank you so much, Jordi!!! 🥺

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@ParvSondhi Asking for a friend too.

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

We always talk abt cultivating skills and mindset it comes to career growth.

We should also talk about relationships.

Relationships give perspective, support, and safe space.

When things feel tough and you’re out of ideas to get of a funk - our relationships will lift you up.

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@V2Christina It is!

My favorite kind of day is having full control of my calendar and mixing rest, fun, and purposeful productivity ❤️

Hope you had a good Wednesday too! 🙏🏼

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

It’s bank holiday today here so no day job things in my calendar.

Allowed myself extra hours in bed. Glorious!

Finally got around to organizing my closet. Satisfaction!

Booked flights to MNL for 1st vacation of 2024! Exciting!

Starting to feel like myself again. ❤️

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@Pam_Rubin1 Love it!!!

And we’re all lucky to be in the receving end of it ❤️

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@Pam_Rubin1 super cool! and it's such an exciting exercise to do too.

in my case, my questions to myself were:

1. what do i want to do more of?
2. what do i want to stop doing?
3. what do i want to learn next ?

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@Bell99Lesley Agree!

But I have to say that looking back — to be able to make this “cut the weeds early” decision:

It needs some confidence in place to be able to make a tough decision for something that seems so small.

As well as foresight that bigger problems can arise.

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@Bell99Lesley LOLOLOLOL!

Jokes aside, I'm pretty sure some are not a big fan of this mindset. While it opens up possibilities, it also comes with responsibilities. And that's not always a welcome thought. 😹

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

Mindset plays such a huge role in how we choose to behave.

When faced with uncertainty, what do you choose to believe?

1. That things are shitty and no good will come out of it?

2. That there are things within your control and there are opportunities to have a positive impact?

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@Bell99Lesley +100

This is pretty much my conversation with both my team and my clients (and with myself too)

What do they choose to believe?

Are the things that are happening now a constraint or a blocker?

Even in the midst of uncertainty - they/we always have a choice.

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@Pam_Rubin1 Yes!!!

We all have different contexts we’re operating in. The race is imaginary.

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@Bell99Lesley Yes!!!

I also think it’s important to give ourselves the time and space to reflect on how we’re feeling, how we’re being impacted by everything that’s around us. Even if it means being reactive and having short term thinking.

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

When Im not doing well, I tend to be disorganized and reactive. Just trying to flost above the overwhelm.

That was pretty much my entire October and November.

Today, I feel like myself again. My system restored. And Im slowly tackling items Ive been avoiding. One at a time.

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@philaraujoPM Congratulations!!! 👏👏👏

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

Redefining what “successful career” is for me.

It used to be about upwards mobility, high salary, in a multi-national organization.

These days its

- doing what i enjoy
- provides healthy stretch
- leaves space for other things
- aligned with my values+purpose

What about you?

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

@tiezasantos I cant catch up! 😂

[Kax Uson @kaxuson]

Wow the amount of Spam accounts following me on here just multiplied by a thousand fold in the last month.

It used to be 10 every 2 months, it’s 10 a day. 😅

What a mess.