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Cristina Crucianu
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Jan 16

How does it feel to hit the glass ceiling?

For those who have followed my journey, you know I had to take a break from my job because I had been diagnosed with burnout. Truth be said, leaving felt like the only way out after navigating through some hard-to-digest situations for a while. But let’s start from the beginning…

Personal Growth

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How does it feel to hit the glass ceiling?
How does it feel to hit the glass ceiling?
Personal Growth

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Dec 19, 2022

Three life lessons that I learned this year

2022 has been the year of my spiritual awakening to say so. I don’t know if it’s the 30s or the professional burnout I went through but this year has been characterized by 180 degrees of change. Review your idea of success. Constantly. As an immigrant, my idea of success…

Personal Growth

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Three life lessons that I learned this year
Three life lessons that I learned this year
Personal Growth

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Dec 15, 2022

A framework to find one’s Personal Star Metric (PSM).

The people who had been following my sabbatical have seen me working on myself, and my personal development. It was burnout that put me on this road and as much as I tend to blame the outside world, I also need to take accountability for the fact that I didn’t…

Personal Development

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A framework to find one’s Personal Star Metric (PSM).
A framework to find one’s Personal Star Metric (PSM).
Personal Development

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Aug 18, 2022

Hi, fellow growth mind setters,

Hi, fellow growth mind setters, I am so happy to be back with some reflections. It is 2 am in this part of the world I am currently in (Colombia), and I am struggling to sleep. I had too many coffees today while socializing with the amazing people from Medellín…

Mental Health

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Hi, fellow growth mind setters,
Hi, fellow growth mind setters,
Mental Health

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Jun 19, 2022

5 lessons I’ve learned after 5 years in Tech

I’ve only recently shared that I’ve decided to take a sabbatical to reflect on my career and my personal life to learn more about myself and define my next steps regarding my career and take the risk of being part of the creator economy. During these past years in product…

Women In Tech

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5 lessons I’ve learned after 5 years in Tech
5 lessons I’ve learned after 5 years in Tech
Women In Tech

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·Mar 23, 2022

Common biases that women suffer in the workplace

I was born in a remote village in North-Eastern Romania that is currently becoming home to hundreds of Ukrainians escaping war. I was born to two women if I were to say so: my grandmother, and my mom. …

Break The Bias

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Common biases that women suffer in the workplace
Common biases that women suffer in the workplace
Break The Bias

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Dec 22, 2021

3 tips that will help you land your first Product Manager job & how I got mine.

Throughout my career in Product Management, and even before I could call it a career, I’ve applied and been interviewed at many companies for a Product Manager role. In this article, I will be sharing my top learnings and also, the access to a Google Drive folder with Study Cases…

Product Management

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3 tips that will help you land your first Product Manager job & how I got mine.
3 tips that will help you land your first Product Manager job & how I got mine.
Product Management

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·Nov 18, 2021

*These tips are some of the highlights that I got from attending the biggest product conference in Europe: Product Management Festival

The speakers’ talks at the event took product management to the next level as most of them focused on the struggles that product orgs face in an ever-challenging path to maturity. If we have to break down the maturity of a product org, I would like to use the Japanese…

Product Management

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*These tips are some of the highlights that I got from attending the biggest product conference in…
*These tips are some of the highlights that I got from attending the biggest product conference in…
Product Management

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Mar 8, 2021

10 things I would tell my younger self.

It’s been 10 years since I had turned 22 and fast forward this is some of the advice I would give to my younger self: 10 years is a lifetime in many people’s lives and so it is to mine. I like to think that things have evolved and I…

International Womens Day

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10 things I would tell my 22 years old self.
10 things I would tell my 22 years old self.
International Womens Day

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Jun 6, 2020

How to avoid bias in your user interviews?

I have been working in e-commerce marketplaces for almost a decade; first as a founder, and secondly as a product manager. Currently, I am at ManoMano, European leader for online DIY, home improvement, and gardening. Today’s matter: “how to avoid bias in your users’ interview” is based on my previous…

User Experience

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How to avoid bias in your users’ interview?
How to avoid bias in your users’ interview?
User Experience

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