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
2. We treat our products with care, respect and diligence… why not our careers? @adamwarb
14. @adamwarb
15. This is not a viable career strategy @adamwarb
18. @adamwarb
19. This is not a viable product strategy @adamwarb
20. Why do we do this? @adamwarb
21. Why do we do this? Maslow @adamwarb
22. Why do we do this? Maslow Love and belonging @adamwarb
23. Why do we do this? Maslow Love and belonging Esteem @adamwarb
24. Why do we do this? Maslow Love and belonging Esteem Principal-agent problem @adamwarb
25. @adamwarb You (Principal) Recruiter (Agent) Delegates authority Acts and makes decisions Conflict of interest
26. @adamwarb You (Principal) Mentor Advice Direction Champion Support Goal setting Coaching Training Motivation
27. @adamwarb You (Principal) Recruiter Advice Direction Champion Support Goal setting Coaching Training Motivation
28. @adamwarb You (Principal) Recruiter (Agent) Delegates authority Acts and makes decisions Conflict of interest
29. What to do @adamwarb
30. What to do Pick your tools @adamwarb
31. What to do Pick your tools Start with the mission @adamwarb
33. What do you want to be famous for?
34. What do you want to be famous for?
35. What is your career mission?
36. Mission ≠ Ambition
38. What to do Pick your tools Start with the mission @adamwarb
39. What to do Pick your tools Start with the mission Next, comes strategy @adamwarb
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
42. What to do Pick your tools Start with the vision Next, comes strategy Roadmap @adamwarb
43. Time Impact Run my own Business M BA
44. What to do Pick your tools Start with the vision Next, comes strategy Roadmap Learning Objective @adamwarb
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
46. Pick your tools Start with the vision Next, comes strategy Roadmap Learning Objective Metrics @adamwarb
47. Salary is a lagging indicator
48. @adamwarb Julia Nechaieva, PM @ Google
49. @adamwarb Julia Nechaieva, PM @ Google
50. @adamwarb Julia Nechaieva, PM @ Google
51. What got you here, isn’t what will get you your next gig @adamwarb
52. Good PM doesn’t always equal good Head of… @adamwarb
53. What the company needs Be true to yourself Dream job @adamwarb
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 @adamwarb
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
56. In summary @adamwarb
57. Serendipity is not a viable career strategy @adamwarb
58. Get yourself a mentor Know your mission Create a strategy Have a flexible roadmap Measure progress @adamwarb
59. Treat your career like you treat your products @adamwarb
60. Thank you @adamwarb