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Leader Spotlight: Empowering teams toward growth and ownership, with Pratiksha Rao
- Pratiksha Rao is Head of Product, Thumbtack Pro at Thumbtack, a technology company.
- Pratiksha talks about how true leadership is empowering others, and how she works to empower teams to grow as individuals and with the organization.
- Her leadership style is deeply rooted in empathy, strategic empowerment, and creating a collaborative mindset.
- Uniting diverse perspectives from product, engineering, marketing, sales, customer support, and other cross-functional teams allows everyone to operate as a cohesive unit with a shared purpose.
- Empowering someone to take ownership of a project helps them feel valued and contributes to the team's creative thinking, which is essential to innovation.
- Celebrating smaller milestones helps maintain momentum and a sense of accomplishment.
- Articulating a clear vision connects work to something that resonates with each team member and reinforces the team's collective purpose.
- Her goal is to provide the right balance of guidance and autonomy to help each team member perform at their best, grow in the organization, and ultimately succeed.
- The fail-fast method is an effective technique to create an environment where team members feel heard, respected, and empowered to take ownership of their work.
- Mentorship has played a huge role in her growth, and she tells every single person that she manages that mentorship is a huge deal.
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