Lara Tamer

I definitely would say family is number one. Beyond that, I attribute my success to the education I've received, my perseverance, and hard work. My family has been the foundation that has supported me throughout my journey, and that support combined with my commitment to continuous learning and my determination to push through challenges has been key to everything I've accomplished.

I've received several pieces of advice that have really shaped how I work. The first is that asking for help is not a weakness. One time, my boss told me, 'We know you've got it. But then, if you never ask for help, your team will never come to you for help.' That really changed my perspective. The second is to trust your team and let them know that they are also able to be part of the successful outcome that we're working on. I also learned that people have different ways of doing things, and our brains work differently. I used to be the type of person who would go and add my touch to deliverables, sometimes changing the entire thing. But I've learned that as long as the deliverable is correct, you can always add the salt and pepper to the meal, but you can use different ingredients for the same meal. That's totally fine.

I would say the biggest challenge is letting clients understand that the technology is as important as the people and processes within the organization. It's like when you're cooking a meal, you just can't take one ingredient out of the meal. The taste is gonna change, and sometimes the meal is not gonna go right. Same thing, I feel like the technology, people, and processes, they should be all connected. When we're considering bringing in a new technology or making changes within an organization, we just have to be aware that there are other changes required, and specifically required to the operating model in order to make sure that we're not leaving people behind and the technology is actually working. What we're seeing is some companies are moving very fast on the technology, and then their people are very resistant to using the new technologies. So they ended up putting all this money, all this investment, but nobody's using the technology. So you have to move them together in order to ensure successful results. As we say at QuantumRise, our motto is Human Plus Machine. The machine is not and should not be doing everything for us. For us to have a better outcome, we should try to understand what the machine is capable of doing, and try to leverage that so that human plus machine can get us a better output than what a machine alone can get us, or a human alone can get us.

I would say respect is number one. Beyond that, teamwork is extremely important to me, as is leadership and coordination. Creativity also plays a crucial role in both my work and personal life. These values guide how I approach challenges and work with others.