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Mahesh Guruswamy

Mahesh Guruswamy is a seasoned product development executive who has been in the software development space for over twenty years and has managed teams of varying sizes for over a decade. He is currently the chief product and technology officer at Kickstarter. Before that, he ran product development teams at Mosaic, Kajabi, and Smartsheet. He’s also the author of How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away with It: A Manager's Guide. Mahesh is passionate about mentoring others, especially folks who are interested in becoming a people manager and newer managers who are just getting going. Learn more at maheshguruswamy.com.
Picture of Mahesh Guruswamy

Mahesh Guruswamy

Mahesh Guruswamy is a seasoned product development executive who has been in the software development space for over twenty years and has managed teams of varying sizes for over a decade. He is currently the chief product and technology officer at Kickstarter. Before that, he ran product development teams at Mosaic, Kajabi, and Smartsheet. He’s also the author of How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away with It: A Manager's Guide. Mahesh is passionate about mentoring others, especially folks who are interested in becoming a people manager and newer managers who are just getting going. Learn more at maheshguruswamy.com.
How to Take Bad News

Learning to Take Bad News / A Manager’s Advice for Employees in the Hot Seat

In the early days of my career as a manager at a product development company, I got a Slack message from my boss: “Did you read the latest Glassdoor review about the culture here!? This isn’t good!” I was taken by complete surprise. Anecdotal evidence showed that employees had embraced the changes I initiated and loved the company’s new direction. But Glassdoor ratings were a bellwether at this company. My company was proud of its high Glassdoor ratings, which tended to hover at a favorable 4 out of 5. Any poor review was highly scrutinized by department leaders. Apparently, it was

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