- Never, ever threaten to quit.
- A manager should be quick to forgive an honest mistake, and most of them are.
- Try to leave a job as though you have every intention of coming back.
- If you need to talk to somebody about your problem, remember that HR is an advocate for the company, not for you. If you need an advocate, talk to a therapist, or hire a coach.
- You will probably not get promoted as fast as you want, as soon as you deserve, or until you ask.
- Don’t take the first offer. They’re not going to walk away just because you asked for an offer to be improved.
- Employers shouldn’t ghost candidates, but they do. It happens for a thousand reasons, and most of them have nothing to do with you. Try not to let it get you down.
- Your boss is dying to know what you think of them, but will probably never ask. If you think something nice of them and you tell them sincerely, they’ll appreciate it. But don’t bother with flattery, they can tell when you’re trying.
- Reading won’t make you a better writer. But writing will.
- Practice > Study.
- If you had a friend or family member in an abusive relationship, your top priority would be getting them out of it. What do your friends and family think about your job?
- Early career, focus on craftsmanship. Later career, it’s all about consistency. Mid-career, it’s about composure while you furiously try to do both.
- The hardest-working people in your company are the customer support folks. They don’t get the respect they deserve from customers or the company.
- Be nice to IT. It’s not their fault.
- You never know what somebody else is going through. Try not to judge.
Let’s hear what you’ve learned, please.
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2 年- Find a leader who can appreciate honesty > being right 100% of the time. Or become that leader yourself. - Try not to take things too personally, but constantly question yourself when facing adversity: how did I contribute to this? What is the lesson here? - Excellence is idiosyncratic, therefore your job is to get good at seeing the good in others knowing it can take many shapes. - Questions your assumptions. Learn how to properly A/B test. But also know that there are limits to reason and people often don’t change their minds based on facts. Learn to move on when they are committed to ignorance.
Product Designer in gaming | Speaker on UX Design, Design Thinking & Career Design | Helping misfits build impactful tech & gaming careers through creative experiments ?? play ?? and curiosity ?
2 年These are super helpful! I’d add a few I’ve read over the years: - Follow your own path. Comparison is the thief of joy - Treat others, not how you’d like to be treated, but as they expect to be treated - Be the best you that can be. If you’re in an environment that makes you hide parts of yourself, it’s not the environment for you - Be the champion/mentor to others that you always wanted for yourself
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2 年Wow love it to much Matthew Rechs ???? So many lessons I also learnt over the years and doing my best to share to the next generation ??????
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2 年Thank you for sharing! I'd add: Don't idealize people. Let them be imperfect. We are all just people. I'm learning it now, and not in an easy way.
Enterprise Strategy Executive | Product Management & Customer-Driven Innovation | Digital Strategy and Execution | Data Analytics & Insights | Global Cross-Functional Team Leadership & Development
2 年As a good leader always take a little more than your share of the blame and a little less than your share of the credit.