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Track Talk W11

Mama Said My Shape Was Okay

Jihad Ghandour

15:30-16:15 CEST Wednesday 8th June

“At school, I was the shortest, and I had the darkest skin. Everyone bullied me for that, but Mama said my shape was okay.

I always thought I needed to look like others to blend in, but I grew and discovered that our uniqueness is key to fruitful integration.

When I started working at Murex, a company with a worldwide presence and more than 2400 employees, the market said there are three shapes of testers, I, T, and X. I was none, nor were these shapes perfectly fitting my needs. Even though at the surface they promote growth, at their core, they encourage growth in specific directions just so that you can fit in a letter, which is actually limiting.

They focus on individual shapes, forgetting about the community shape. Imagine playing Tetris while only being dealt with the same Ts !

I don’t have a static shape. My shape is an ever-evolving one, based on what suits me and my community best. I started a collaboration movement at my company, where we thrived on our uniquenesses, and we grew in all dimensions until we became a solid unity of odd shapes. The whole was greater than the sum of its parts. We started growing collectively, and individually.

Copenhagen and its “”Mama said”” song, scream acceptance, and so shall I.

I am looking forward to discussing why I don’t think you need to be strictly an I, T, or X, and how to start a collaboration movement at your company.

I will clarify the benefits of allowing each person to become their own unique Lego piece and how collectively they form the perfect shape.”

What you will learn

  1. The community's shape is what is important
  2. You are free to have any shape you want.
  3. The necessary steps to kickstart a collaboration movement

Session Details

  • Introductory
  • 45 Minutes
  • Includes 15mins Q&A
  • Coaching & Skills Development
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Jihad is speaking at EuroSTAR for the second time and is looking forward to sharing his learnings with you.

See his video for a brief introduction to his talk ‘Mama Said My Shape Was Okay’.

Session Speaker

Jihad Ghandour

Senior Q.A. Operational Manager, Murex Lebanon

Jihad Ghandour is a Senior Quality Assurance Operational Manager at Murex. Jihad works on projects to enhance Murex’s testing techniques by embracing new methods or evolving existing tests. Jihad is an expert in technical domains of the product, such as Cluster Management, Security, and Operability..

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