Take your time to get good at what you are doing. Do not rush the process. Take your time to master the basics.
If you can master yourself, you can master your work. Because everything starts with you.
To be great at work is not about being the smartest in the room. It is about knowing what you are doing, why you are doing it, and when to move on.
According to Erika, ‘The dumbest person at your company is the one who doesn’t know what the company is paying them to do. Don’t be that person.’
To be great at work, ask, ‘What can my job do to help solve for that?’
‘Sometimes, if you feel the urge to quiet quit or if you aren’t the quitter type but you are quitting- you may just be in the wrong job.’
‘Instead of worrying about what you’re worrying about, ask what the company is worried about.’
‘Get out of yourself, and take on the perspective of the company or the CFO or whomever you are meeting with.’
‘Don’t forget, there’s always someone younger, cheaper, and hungrier than you are who is just as good as you are, and maybe even better, waiting for your job.’
‘Great bosses still make bad decisions and mistakes. And so will you. A great boss makes that okay to experience together.’
‘Expectations need to be communicated consistently and honestly on an going basis.’
‘To best set yourself up for success, don’t shy away from talking about expectations and outlining them in a way that they can be front of mind.’
‘Your own priorities and expectations should always map back to your vision– what you want to achieve, the value proposition that led you to having your job in the first place, and what you are hoping to create or deliver.’
‘To navigate through conflict, try to figure out where your boss is coming from. Put yourself in their shoes. What is your boss saying, and what is your boss not saying?’
‘It’s better to know something isn’t right for you (the right thing will come along) than to end up in the same place twice.’
‘Don’t worry about everyone else’s ego. Worry about yours.’
‘Confront yourself about what you want, why you want it, where you are, and how you got there.’
Source
Erika Ayers Badan (2024). Nobody Cares About Your Career: Why Failure Is Good, The Great Ones Play Hurt, and Other Hard Truths
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