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User Manual: Barkha Herman

About Barkha

Want to interface with me? Here’s my User Manual

General

Manufactured: 1967 in Bombay, India
Model: Female, 5'2", 130 lbs
Languages: Hindi (native), English (fluent)
Attachments: Husband (m. 1992), Daughter, Son
Primary Uses: Women in Tech Advocate, Speaking, Podcasting, Writing, Learning, Tech, Cooking
Fuel: Vegan Food. Preferably cooked by Barkha.
Wiring:
Big 5: 90% Open, 59% Agreeable, 56% Extraverted, 52% Neurotic, 50% Conscientiousness
Enneagram: 7
Myers-Briggs: ENTP

PREFERED ENVIRONMENTS

Good Locations: Small groups, one-on-one, informal, outdoors, Casa Herman
Bad Locations: Loud, Formal, Large
Good Topic: Fun, new, interesting, thought prooking, anything to do with innovation, about ideas
Bad Topic: Complaint, negative, gossip, long winded, repititious, boring, about people

DANGEROUS BUTTONS TO PUSH

Whining: Barkha will lose interest in the conversation and start daydreaming or doing something else.
Closed Mindedness: Barkha will purposely start messing with you if she encounters closed mindedness, mostly for her amusement.
Hypocrisy: Again, Barkha might start messing with you or lose interest and move on.
Authoritarianism: If you start telling Barkha what to do repeatedly, she will lose interest in you.
Unkind behavior: Barkha might shun you.

REWARD BUTTONS

Be interesting: If you don’t know how to do this, refer to Barkha’s husband.
Break Bread with Barkha: Food is very important to Barkha. Go to a cool place with good food.
Let Barkha Cook for you: This will earn the most brownie points with Barkha

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS

Time: Do not disturb early. Barkha is not a morning person.
Chat / Text etc.: Barkha will “pull” information, and respond when she has time to focus on communication.
Calls: Unscheduled calls will be mostly ignored.
Calendar events: If it’s not on Barkha’s calendar, it will likely not happen. Barkha worships her Calendar.
Demands vs. Requests: Barkha will purposefullly ignore demands. Requests will get serious consideration.
Hints and innuendos: Barkha will avoid all hints. She will be direct with you, and expects the same from you.

WANT MORE?

Career & Education: If you are looking for career and education specifics, check out Barkha’s LinkedIn.
Writing: If you are looking for Barkha’s writing, check out her Blog.
Podcast: Want to hear Barkha Speak to other WiTs? Check out her Podcast
YouTube: To watch Barkha Speaking, check out her YouTube channel.
Book Time: Want to speak to Barkha? Book Her Here.