Planes need a roadway to take off and land. There are enough movies out there for everyone to know this, there is no mystery, it is simply what is. To gain speed, accelerate and maintain traction, you need a roadway to do it. What everyone has for a roadway is different from one another. Some might not need a longer stretch, others might. In the end, it’s yours to determine, discover and implement. The last…
Remember this article the next time someone criticizes or tears down your little idea. With presumed minimal funding, an AI startup with vastly smaller resources just scared every other AI behemoth out there that is investing billions. It rings true of the Silicon Valley of Old. Any idea, no matter how many times it “might” have been done, can make an impact.
You bring more than you think. Not just the technical ones. Not just the school ones. You bring the new approaches, the experience, the fresh starts, the ideas, the desire for change, the eagerness, the growth, the passion, and the execution. These are the skills you bring, these are the skills that there are countless LinkedIn articles on what you truly need to bring to a job. And you bring them all. Don’t discount that…
But everyone is going to be hoping you take the lead. That’s how it works. If people knew how to give the lead, they wouldn’t be giving it, they would be running with it, but they can’t, so they are, once again, asking you to lead. The question isn’t whether you can lead, the question is whether you will lead, whether you are going to take the lead and run with it. Once you have…
The hardest question you will be asked and there are so many ways to get there; Have a workshop – list everything out. Break into groups and build a focus around a problem. Ask each person what their Top 5 issues are, come back together, and go through them. Appoint someone to lead, give them your trust, and let them loose. Ask everyone to write a paper, and review the papers. Get anonymous suggestions from…