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Pro tip: The best career advice I ever got was from a stranger at a coffee shop in Portland
I was working on my laptop, clearly stressed, and this older guy at the next table just slid a napkin over with a note. It said, 'Stop trying to be the smartest person in the room. Be the one who makes the room smarter.' We ended up talking for like 20 minutes. He was a retired engineer, and he told me that for his whole career, he focused on asking the right questions, not having all the answers. He said his biggest promotions came after projects where he helped his team connect ideas, not from times he just did his own work perfectly. It totally flipped how I approach meetings now. Has anyone else had a random piece of advice completely change how you work with people?
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jaden6912d ago
That engineer's napkin note sounds like it changed your whole meeting vibe.
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