Category: Culture
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It’s ok to be the smartest person in the room.
The slogans we tell ourselves shape our actions and mindset. The common adage to surround yourself with smart people, aka “be the dumbest person in the room”, has some merit. You are prompting yourself to listen, to learn, to ask clarifying questions. These are all valuable actions. But this mindset can also hold you back…
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A Continuous Learning Organization
Growth Mindset has brought the transformation from know-it-alls to learn-it-alls. This was an incredibly powerful shift for individuals. We should ask ourselves, “what is the corresponding evolution for an organization?” When software was a “shipped” product, it made sense to train people on how the shipped version worked. You could reasonably expect that knowledge to…
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Become a Culture Leader
Early-stage career development in technical roles is driven by developing the ability to deliver more and more complex solutions. If you increase your technical skills, have basic professionalism, and are reasonably productive, that is usually enough to propel you upward in seniority. But there may come a day when this formula ceases to be so…