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Writer's pictureKristi Faltorusso

The Teacher turned Chief People Officer at Axonius ft. Nurit Shiber


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IN THIS EPISODE KRISTI AND NURIT DISCUSS:


1. Program for High School

Early Entrepreneurship: Nurturing young talents' leadership and career aspirations through comprehensive programs, aimed at fostering early business mindsets.


2. Young Leadership Focus

Mentorship Importance: Committing to early mentorship to shape impactful leaders, making substantial contributions to personal and professional growth from a young age.


3. Balancing Work and Life

Outsourcing for Balance: Efficiently managing career and motherhood by delegating non-essential tasks and crafting meaningful experiences punctuated with intentional time management.


4. Memorable Experiences Creation

Spontaneous Family Trips: Highlighting the value of creating precious family memories through spontaneous adventures regardless of societal perceptions.


5. Intentional Scheduling

Impactful Meetings: Prioritizing fewer, yet more effective and influential meetings over being incessantly busy to enhance productivity and purpose.


6. Self-Prioritization

Personal Time Care: Ensuring regular personal time for self-care activities such as workouts and nature enjoyment despite the challenges of young parenting.


7. Advice to Younger Self

Mindful Energy Use: Encourage younger self to slow down, practice yoga and meditation, and not over-exert on every task for better life balance.


8. Career & Personal Goals

Future Aspirations: Content with current career and aiming for company growth, buying a beach house, and planning a year-long trekking post-retirement.


9. Pause for Gratitude

Reflective Evaluation: Stresses the importance of taking moments to pause, reflect, and appreciate achievements, fostering a mindset of gratitude and choice.


10. Role Balancing Challenges

Motherhood & Career: Navigating the intricate challenges of balancing motherhood with a thriving career and celebrating the successes achieved along the way.



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Produced by: Manali Bhat


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Podcast Episode Overview:


In this episode of She's So Suite, our host Kristi Faltorusso sits down with Nurit Shiber, a dynamic leader in the tech industry and Chief People Officer at Axonius. Nurit shares her inspiring journey from an uncertain career path in Israel to leading HR initiatives at some of the world’s most prestigious tech companies. Together, they dive deep into the importance of fostering young leadership, achieving work-life balance, and the power of intentionality in both personal and professional realms.


Nurit opens up about her passion for mentoring high school students in entrepreneurship, her strategies for creating meaningful experiences with her family, and her philosophy of self-prioritization. Learn how she managed to strike a balance between her demanding career and motherhood by being selective about her commitments and outsourcing non-essential tasks.


Listeners will also hear about Nurit's career milestones, including guiding Axonius through a period of rapid growth and her impactful work in acquisitions and emerging markets. With her acceptance into the Forbes Council and her advice to focus on gratitude and making mindful choices, Nurit leaves us with powerful takeaways for both aspiring and seasoned leaders.


Join us for a conversation filled with wisdom, authenticity, and actionable insights that will leave you inspired to reflect on your path and pursue a fulfilling life. Don’t forget to subscribe to She's So Suite for more stories from exceptional women in the C-suite.


About Nurit Shiber:


Nurit Shiber is a Chief People Officer at Axonius, the leader in cybersecurity asset management. With over 20 years of experience in human resources, she has a passion for building and scaling high-growth organizations that are human-centric, connected, and diverse. Nurit has successfully led 12 mergers and acquisitions across multiple global locations, and managed highly distributed teams of HR professionals.


Her specialties include executive coaching, leadership development, growth companies, strategic consulting, organizational design, and transformation. She also serves as an Expert-in-Residence at Rippleworks, where she support social ventures in tackling their top operational challenges. Additionally, Nurit is an advisory board member at retrain.ai, a platform that helps companies hire and upskill their workforce with AI. Her mission is to empower people and organizations to reach their full potential and make a positive impact.



Timestamps:


00:00 Joined Axonius to build best-in-class team.

04:04 Axonius met all my ideal company criteria.

09:26 Intentional career shifts led to fulfilling entrepreneurship.

11:51 Balancing career, family, happiness: crucial life lessons.

14:16 Pause, reflect, redefine goals, align with values.

16:48 Encourages self-reflection for finding meaningful work.

20:21 Balancing career, motherhood, and finding inner peace.

25:37 Connections and kindness lead to gratitude and success.

28:29 Role modeling and early career coaching importance.

31:13 Excited to hear your thoughts on balance.

33:45 Prioritize experiences and intentional living over busyness.

38:56 "Why suffer?" - advice given at Sisense meeting.

41:25 Embrace self-reflection for balanced personal growth.

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