Treat your career like you treat your product

This presentation was given at MTP Engage Hamburg on 24th May 2019.

In work, we focus on making sure we craft a vision for our product, that we understand the market and we make sure our products met user needs. We measure, learn and iterate them too. With our careers, seemingly many of us just take opportunities that are presented to them by random, luckily timed LinkedIn messages. We wouldn't manage our products by serendipity; why our careers? This talk is about how to structure your career development using tools and techniques we're already familiar with, so that you can intentfully have the career path you want.

Transcript

1. Treat your career
   like you treat your
   products
   @adamwarb
   Adam Warburton
   

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2. We treat our products
   with care, respect and
   diligence… why not our
   careers?
   @adamwarb
   

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14. @adamwarb
    

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15. This is not a viable career strategy
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18. @adamwarb
    

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19. This is not a viable product strategy
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20. Why do we do this?
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21. Why do we do this?
    Maslow
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22. Why do we do this?
    Maslow
    Love and belonging
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23. Why do we do this?
    Maslow
    Love and belonging
    Esteem
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24. Why do we do this?
    Maslow
    Love and belonging
    Esteem
    Principal-agent problem
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25. @adamwarb
    You
    (Principal)
    Recruiter
    (Agent)
    Delegates authority
    Acts and makes decisions
    Conflict of interest
    

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26. @adamwarb
    You
    (Principal) Mentor
    Advice
    Direction
    Champion
    Support
    Goal setting
    Coaching
    Training
    Motivation
    

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27. @adamwarb
    You
    (Principal) Recruiter
    Advice
    Direction
    Champion
    Support
    Goal setting
    Coaching
    Training
    Motivation
    

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28. @adamwarb
    You
    (Principal)
    Recruiter
    (Agent)
    Delegates authority
    Acts and makes decisions
    Conflict of interest
    

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29. What to do
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30. What to do
    Pick your tools
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31. What to do
    Pick your tools
    Start with the mission
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33. What do you want to be famous for?
    

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34. What do you want to be famous for?
    

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35. What is your career mission?
    

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36. Mission ≠ Ambition
    

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38. What to do
    Pick your tools
    Start with the mission
    @adamwarb
    

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39. What to do
    Pick your tools
    Start with the mission
    Next, comes strategy
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41. The Career Canvas
    What do you want to be famous for?
    5 year goals and aims Skills and abilities Core values
    Motivations
    Skills and abilities
    

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42. What to do
    Pick your tools
    Start with the vision
    Next, comes strategy
    Roadmap
    @adamwarb
    

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43. Time
    Impact
    Run my own
    Business
    M
    BA
    

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44. What to do
    Pick your tools
    Start with the vision
    Next, comes strategy
    Roadmap
    Learning Objective
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45. Emotional Intelligence
    Empathy
    Relationship building
    Feedback Frameworks
    Clear writing
    Facilitation techniques
    Ethical responsibility
    Presentation skills
    Courage
    Integrity
    Conflict resolution
    Active listening
    Curiosity
    Flexibility
    Not so soft skills
    

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46. Pick your tools
    Start with the vision
    Next, comes strategy
    Roadmap
    Learning Objective
    Metrics
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47. Salary is a lagging indicator
    

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48. @adamwarb
    Julia Nechaieva, PM @ Google
    

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49. @adamwarb
    Julia Nechaieva, PM @ Google
    

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50. @adamwarb
    Julia Nechaieva, PM @ Google
    

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51. What got you here,
    isn’t what will get you
    your next gig
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52. Good PM doesn’t always
    equal good Head of…
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53. What the
    company
    needs
    Be true
    to
    yourself
    Dream
    job
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54. What the
    company
    needs
    Be true
    to
    yourself
    Dream
    job
    The closer the match
    The more you’ll be motivated
    The better you’ll do
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55. The Career Canvas
    What do you want to be famous for?
    5 year goals and aims Skills and abilities Core values
    Motivations
    Skills and abilities
    

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56. In summary
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57. Serendipity is not a viable career strategy
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58. Get yourself a mentor
    Know your mission
    Create a strategy
    Have a flexible roadmap
    Measure progress
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59. Treat your career
    like you treat your
    products
    @adamwarb
    

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60. Thank you
    @adamwarb
    

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