My Name Is Jehad

Hello, my name is Jehad. I'm a designer, engineer, and writer. Currently, I lead design at VMware.

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Leaders are great at one of three: Vision, Operations, or Coaching
Management

Leaders are great at one of three: Vision, Operations, or Coaching

I ran into a tweet the other day that said  most leaders are generally great at one of three things: vision, operations, or coaching. Few leaders are great at two, and you can

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    Jehad Affoneh
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Have you talked to your non-customers lately?
Design

Have you talked to your non-customers lately?

Last week, I was reading a report about Netflix's new revelation that one of its biggest competitors is not HBO, it's Fortnite. This was a bit strange to think about at first. Fortnite

  • Jehad Affoneh
    Jehad Affoneh
4 min read
Delegating work
Leadership

Delegating work

One of the hardest skills to learn as a new manager moving from an individual contributor (IC) role is how to delegate. How to use the power of a team to achieve more.

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    Jehad Affoneh
5 min read
Learning by interviewing

Learning by interviewing

Over the past few months, the VMware Design team continues to grow rapidly. This meant that a good portion of my time over the past few months has been dedicated to interviewing. With

  • Jehad Affoneh
    Jehad Affoneh
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Recipe for a more productive and inclusive meeting
Thoughts

Recipe for a more productive and inclusive meeting

Like with most organizations, meetings is a part of the daily work experience at VMware. Being the extrovert that I am, experiences with meetings are generally pleasant. It mostly depends on what we

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    Jehad Affoneh
3 min read
Writing more
Thoughts

Writing more

Over the last few years, I've tried on many occasions to get more disciplined about writing. My goal has been to simply put my thoughts on paper, practice public writing more, and to focus my thoughts on the most important learnings.

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    Jehad Affoneh
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