Nila Bhattacharyya is currently based in Bangalore India with her husband and 3 year old. Prior to embracing motherhood, Nila's career spanned diverse roles; from serving as an oil rig engineer in Brazil to working as a global-traveling management consultant based in the United States.
However, following the arrival of her first child, Nila made a pivotal decision to return to India, leaving consulting and starting a new career in product management for a healthtech company headquartered in the United States. Join us to hear how and why Nila made these significant shifts to balance family needs whilst staying true to her career ‘north star’.
In today’s honest and practical conversation, Nila also shares about:
🌟The structured framework guiding her career transitions
🌟Candid observations of parenting in the US vs India
🌟How she expanded the proverbial village to her workplace, breaking taboos by integrating pregnancy openly into professional life early on
🌟How embedding frameworks such as “Jobs To Be Done” and “Operational Key Results” help her prioritize her parenting goals
Connect with Nila on:
👋Email: nilanjana.bhattacharyya@gmail.com
👋LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/nilanjana-b-3b36651a
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Chapters
00:00 Make It Work Introduction
00:11 Episode and Guest Introduction
03:07 Motherhood: An Internal Shift In Perspective Toward Work
05:58 It Takes A Village.. Which Includes Your Workplace
09:03 Getting Help And Figuring My Priorities
09:57 Exploring Career Options - Why I Pivoted Into Product After Motherhood
15:55 Making A Geographical Shift For Family - A Move Beset With Doubt
18:19 Parenting in US vs India/Asia: Some Big Differences Observed
22:28 My Spouse Is My Biggest Cheerleader
26:54 Looking Back, What Would I Do Differently?
29:51 How I Embed Jobs To Be Done and OKRs In Parenting
31:54 Key Takeaways: New Ways to Define and Grow Your Village
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