Agency - How The On Over In Model Can Help You Grow Your Career
Dec 11, 2024
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The podcast dives into the concept of agency, urging professionals to actively contribute rather than just occupy their roles. It highlights how focusing on personal passions can drive significant organizational change. The discussion also underscores the need for engineers to shift from a passive mindset to one of influence, especially during job interviews. Additionally, there's a spotlight on developer-focused platforms that streamline workflows and enhance productivity in tech projects.
Demonstrating the ability to effect change during job interviews is essential, highlighting achievements through the STAR framework showcases proactive problem-solving skills.
Adopting a mindset focused on addressing systemic issues rather than just fulfilling tasks fosters deeper engagement and significant career growth opportunities.
Deep dives
The Importance of Affective Change in Career Growth
Demonstrating the ability to affect change is crucial for engineers, especially during job interviews. This skill is closely associated with the STAR framework, which emphasizes the importance of showcasing the situation, task, action, and result in one's experience. Younger engineers often fulfill assigned tasks, but senior engineers are distinguished by their proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making that leads to measurable improvements. The ability to articulate how one's actions have positively impacted their environment is a significant factor in career progression.
Shifting Mindsets: From Working In to Working On
Adopting a mindset that focuses on working on situations rather than merely conforming to a role is vital for personal and professional development. For engineers, this means proactively addressing systemic issues, improving team dynamics, and contributing to the overall culture within their organization. Instead of only learning new technologies or languages, working on issues such as onboarding processes or code stability fosters a deeper engagement with oneās workplace. This shift in perspective enables engineers to capture their agency and opens pathways for meaningful growth and influence within their careers.
Are you operating in the world, or are you working on a problem? This shift in agency can make all the difference in your career.
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