8 Strategies for Tech Professionals to Thrive in Their Careers
summary
Built an Excel VBA macro in a week that cuts a 4–5 hour weekly manual Excel update to 30 minutes and remains in use since 2010; accidentally pushes notifications to 3 million iOS users and documents owning the mistake and lessons learned; helps 50+ people helped on LinkedIn for free and turns that into book ideas and clients; recommends a posting schedule, pairing with developers to learn code, volunteering for hard tasks, and a targeted plan for credibility, value, network and continuous learning.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker intro
- 1:29Eight career strategies overview
- 2:13Strategy 1 Establish credibility
- 5:23Strategy 2 Help people grow
- 6:27Strategy 3 Become the expert
- 7:53Strategy 4 Provide value
- 8:56Strategy 5 Own mistakes
- 10:00Strategy 6 Build network
- 11:49Strategy 7 Build personal brand
- 13:38Strategy 8 Find deeper meaning
- 14:19Three final takeaways
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