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WITI Women | Linda Myers-Tierney

4. Who has been the most influential person in your life? Why?
My parents have been an inspiration to me through their strength, tenacity, hard work, and faith.

5. What lessons have you learned that would be valuable to women beginning their careers in technology?

  • Get as much education, training, and varied job experiences as possible,
  • Always look for opportunities to volunteer, especially when new skills, experiences, contacts, and visibility opportunities exist,
  • Set goals - both personal and professional and evaluate progress regularly,
  • Develop a formal career plan in conjunction with your manager, gaining her commitment to your development goals and next steps
  • Try to know your gifts, for if you are in a job that uses them, you will do well, have fun, be most natural, and succeed with less effort than if you are in a position that is less well aligned with your true strengths.

6. What new technology do you believe will have the most positive impact on the world in the next 20 years? The most negative impact?
Of course, the Internet is a logical first reaction, but aside from that, we are on the cusp of dramatic breakthroughs in human genetic engineering. This area holds great promise in solving health problems and curing diseases.

On the negative side, I worry about the ecological impact of "modern life" with its pesticides, pollution, and population explosion on global climates and clean water supplies.

Linda Myers-Tierney answers these questions:
1. What was your first job in technology?
2. Who has been your most significant mentor? Why?
3. What has been your greatest challenge and what strategies did you use to overcome obstacles?
4. Who has been the most influential person in your life? Why?
5. What lessons have you learned that would be valuable to women beginning their careers in technology?
6. What new technology do you believe will have the most positive impact on the world in the next 20 years? The most negative impact?

On the lighter side:
1. If you could have dinner with any 2 people (living or not), who would they be?
2. What was the last book you read? What books do you love to recommend?
3. If you couldn't do what you are doing now, what profession would you choose?
4. What is your definition of success?

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