Adapt to your market, B2B and B2C skills differ as the former has networks and the latter data. Manage your time, prevent burnout by having less meetings and more writing as well as researching. Knowledge matters, read domain-related news and understand technical architecture to gain engineers' trust. Get involved, dive into the data to extract actionable insights and refuse what's isn't aligned with your goals. Communication is key, writing skills gets you stakeholder alignment and visuals gets you designers' respect.
Apoorva MishraBecome a T-shaped expert capable in lot of things and specialized in one of them. Keep your T balanced by scaling the base and the bar similarly. For broadening, synergize new skills with your expertise and fill gaps by learning on the fly. Specialization can happens by itself due to work but otherwise it must be chosen and deepened. To figure out the next big thing to learn, look out for low cost, backers (investors and users), simplicity, docs, variety of alternatives, and avoid proprietary as well as magic.
Keith FungKnow when in-person is required as virtual substitutes don’t meet the bar for in-person interactions. Build new dynamic collaboration concepts. Balance spontaneous informal and planned formal meetings.
Lizzie MatusovStart from the conclusion, then present insights, then share data with context. Highlight important parts for clarity and remove everything that blurs the message. Use simple slides with 4 elements maximum and simple charts like bars and tables. Write assertive or action-lead headlines so the story stays coherent if you just read all of them. Make standalone slides if they'll live without you with 80% of call-to-action and 20% of education.
Jeff SuStay in front of customers and pivot as they do. Reshape your quest for fulfillment, what do you want? Play the instrument you're best at, don't be a one-man band. Don't fix relationships that aren't broken, have constructive tension and share trust. Don't let past a past bad experience cast a shadow on your next one, nothing is perfect.
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