Disability & Leadership in Tech

When you're ill or disabled and working in the tech field, the long hours can be not just counterproductive, but discriminatory. And it is also because of these stated ideas of productivity and leadership that disabled leaders often remain invisible, but they do exist, and we are here to talk to one today. Our guest is Sally Lait, an experienced senior leader with two decades experience in roles, including engineering director and VP of Engineering. Sally's insights about energy management, boundary setting, and intentional leadership are wonderful for all of us. This conversation was recorded in August 2024. Resources MECFS foundations (SolveCFS | ME Association) Inclusive Design Guidebook (PDF) Creating Inclusive Career Leaders (Talk | Slides) Manager Service Levels (Article) Statistics on disabled people in tech (Article) Find the full episode transcript here.