Our expertise is currently in an evolutionary stage of change. You might have titles and awards that you have earned, but does AI answer everything you do better? It’s a hard pill to swallow, but yes, it truly might – but it hasn’t seen or done what you have done. So the next question becomes – what is your value to evolve to in this area of growth and development? What your expertise is in…
It’s Not About What You Know. It’s about what you are willing to figure out. How much effort are you willing to put in? How committed are you to understanding the problem? We’re continually focusing on what AI knows that we don’t but we are forgetting what we have known and done for years.
When you are accountable for your work – whether early, later, or on time – it breeds value. When you own the late deliverable, try to make up for it, people notice. When you finish early, take on more, people notice. When you finish on time, people notice. Being accountable for your work, not blaming it on the weather, other people, etc, will always breed value in not just your work, but yourself.
Tell me what you’re trying to do. That’s the question you have to be able to answer. What are you trying to do? If you can’t answer it, you’re not sure what you’re trying to do; that’s okay, break it down into smaller parts until you do know what you’re trying to do. No need trying to do something you don’t know or understand – keep breaking it down until you do know, and then…
I have an issue with repositories, source control, and JIRA projects that are scattered to the heavens. It’s easy for people to hide. They can say they are working on something, but not be and it’s because they are hidden in a project, somewhere, that no one knows about. Reduce the hiding spots, increase the visibility.