You are solely responsible for your career
As a manager, I say that with the best intentions possible. One of the most important things is to not shy away from career conversations. In my first job, I was an engineer and I wanted to experiment with a leadership role in the future. After the discussion, my manager said perfect, when an opportunity comes I know you will want to give it a shot. I thought it was far-fetched but a couple of weeks later it happened. If there is a career ladder, you can reverse engineer it and figure out what skills you need to develop.
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Throughout his (Daniel Rizea) journey of rapid growth, I learned many valuable lessons. Some were taught by mentors, while others were found in books — but the majority of my knowledge came from learning from mistakes.
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