Hi everyone ,
As you know , DIBs is an incredibly important initiative to LinkedIn and I am personally committed to being an active part of these conversations both internally and externally . Recently I was invited to speak at LinkedIn WiN Invest Leadership workshop in Chicago ( go / win ), followed by an appearance on a panel at Samsung ’ s headquarters in New Jersey for their launch of the “ Seoul Sisters ” conference , where women ( and men ) of diverse backgrounds , job functions and experience attended . On the panel we discussed the importance of advocates and mentors . Which leads me to this question for the team : do you have a trusted partner ( s ) who are your advocates ? What about a mentor ? If the answer is no , brainstorm with your manager . # Relationshipsmatter isn ’ t just a catch phrase we use around LinkedIn , it ’ s a vital component of our professional ( and personal ) lives !
Now for some business updates :
The Deal Desk team - now 6 weeks old , continues to grow as experts in their new roles ; busy with 1:1 training and office hours to get all pods comfortable with the new Golden Gate process , all while ensuring we are able to process orders as quickly as possible through Golden Gate and XSM . You can find more details around what the team has been up to in the Deal Desk section of this newsletter . Thank you Manjyot and team for keeping things running over the last few weeks !
Golden Gate - is transitioning into the post-MVP phase meaning we are back to building out features and enhancements based on your feedback on how to improve the client experience . Additionally , we are starting to prep and build out requirements for our next migration , the majority of orders in XSM ( excluding LATAM , China , Sales Houses ), and will have next steps plus details coming soon . Special thanks to Ashley P . and everyone involved in GG , it is quite an undertaking ! Stay tuned and happy summer from this side of the world .