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190: Receive the Best Performance Review of Your Engineering Career with Curtis Mitchell

Oct 14, 2024

Curtis Mitchell, a seasoned data scientist and software engineer with over 15 years of experience, shares his transformative journey from a challenging performance review at startups to success at NASA and the Census Bureau. He emphasizes the power of feedback and coaching, which sparked a significant mindset shift. Curtis discusses strategies for self-advocacy in performance reviews, aligning core values with career goals, and navigating career transitions, offering valuable insights for engineers seeking to maximize their potential.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Maximizing Career Success and Opportunities in Engineering

02:20 • 4min

Navigating Career Transitions in Tech

06:07 • 15min

Mastering Self-Advocacy in Performance Reviews

21:08 • 8min

Aligning Core Values for Life and Work

28:57 • 6min

Navigating Career Transitions: From NASA to the Census Bureau

34:55 • 23min

Unlocking Career Growth Through Feedback and Support

58:10 • 3min

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In this episode, get the one key that unlocked the best performance review of Curtis Mitchell’s career.

It’s not what you think it is, either.

Curtis Mitchell is a graduate of The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️ coaching program for engineering managers. He has over 15 years of experience in data science and software engineering roles.

He was told his performance was below average, and unacceptable, by his leaders at various Silicon Valley startups.

When he finally landed a role at NASA's Ames Research Center, a dream job for the 12-year old inside, he knew he had to turn that around.

That’s when he hired a coach, changed his mindset, took new actions… and received the best performance review of his career.

Curtis is currently working on AI and privacy engineering programs with the United States Census Bureau as an emerging technology fellow, and now lives in San Francisco, California.

So press play and let’s chat… it’s time to unlock your future growth with one simple strategy!

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