Background
Habib Ullah Khan
“I took on the problems of my life, and it created engagement and meaning in my life.”
Senior Engineer at QT
Habib had a wealth of options and technical skills at his disposal, but he was not satisfied in any of his previous jobs. He felt unfulfilled and unmotivated to get up in the morning and go to work. He was in a career crisis and questioning whether he was in the right profession, if he even liked technology, and if he was a good engineer. He was in search of meaning and purpose in his life.
“Before The Power Course, my whole struggle in life was a lack of dignity in my job. I didn't stand up for myself. It was the stage of my life where I was undecided. I was in a crisis. I was at a startup that was too overwhelming. I was doing my regular job, but I had no interest in it. I was looking for meaning in my work and wondering, what should I do with my life? Am I in the right career?”
Breakthrough
During his participation in The Power Course, Habib worked tirelessly to uncover his roadblocks, catch unsupportive moods, and generate new possibilities in his family, health, and work. He learned how to advocate for himself and recognize when things were not working and how to mobilize the team around him to make changes. Habib learned how to "kill being nice" and instead become a leader who affected positive change in both his team, the products he helped build, and the organization he worked in.
During The Power Course, Habib received two promotions and saw a 4x increase in salary within the first few months of the program. He got a new position, changed cities, and received another promotion, doubling his salary. More importantly Habib found meaning and joy in his work again and took much larger responsibility for his work than ever before. He shifted his perception of his role of an engineer to the one of being a builder of humanity’s shared future.
Today, Habib has become a real changemaker and is using his skills and knowledge not only at work but also to make a profound impact in his local community. For these remarkable achievements, he has been recognized with the prestigious Changemakers Award.
Skills and Sensibilities Developed
Through the Power Course, Habib learned how to:
"Kill being nice" and stand up for what he believes in and do so in a way that energizes the people around him.
Take leadership without authority and coordinate team action effectively
Make powerful requests and offers to move action
Stay disciplined and find a work-life balance
The prestigious Changemakers Award is given to those who demonstrate an unprecedented commitment to learning the skills for innovation and mobilization and take action with extraordinary courage at personal risk in important situations.
Graduate of TPC 2022
Changemakers Award
More About Habib
Born and raised in North Pakistan, Habib Ullah Khan is a senior software engineer at Qt, a prominent User Experience company, located in Munich, Germany.
Habib’s core professional interests are Human-Computer Interaction, AI, and the expansion of human potential via technological innovation. Habib is a voracious reader and fascinated with the philosophical study of our being in the world.
Before arriving at Conceivian, Habib studied seriously with several spiritual and personal performance teachers and holds a master's degree in Computer Science from Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany. He currently lives and works in Munich with his wife and a young daughter.