Increasing your value within your team Ignatius Ukwuoma Andela @IgnatiusUkwuoma

Meet Ignatius Ukwuoma - Data Engineer @ Namely - Web Development Mentor @ Code Institute - Businessman - Real Estate Investor and Agent Ignatius Ukwuoma Andela @IgnatiusUkwuoma

Why do I need to increase my value within my team?

Businesses pay for value, not for time.

Open Source Festival 2020 Prosper Ada ● Worked in the company for 10 years ● Faithful to his job expectations ● Concerned only about completing tasks assigned to him. ● Accumulated a number of pay raises ● Earns $50,000 / year ● Worked in the company for 3 years ● Brings new ideas into the team making the team more efficient. ● Shows attention to details in PR reviews ● Mentors other engineers ● Earns $50,000 / year

Open Source Festival 2020 Value is not a function of time function generateValueFromTime(time){ return value }

How do I increase my value within my team?

Meeting Expectations Before trying to expand your horizons, make sure you are meeting the minimum requirements of your role.

Helping others in the team Bring your unique qualities into the team, not only your technical prowess ● Review the work of others with great attention to details ● Share your knowledge with every opportunity ● Act as a mentor to less-experienced team members ● Show empathy

Get out of your comfort zone ● Push yourself to tackle the scary parts of your job ● Never let a perceived lack of knowledge hold you back ● Show out-of-the-box thinking

Take feedback seriously ● With positive feedback, you know your strengths. Do more of those ● With growth feedback, you find ready-made opportunity to increase your value

Talk to your manager ● Ask how you can be more valuable ● Ask what they would do different if they were you ● Feel free to talk about your accomplishments

You increase your value one step at a time

Thank you! @IgnatiusUkwuoma

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