Significant Career Lesson From a Product Manager at a Fortune 100 Healthcare Company
Allie, a product manager, learned that "facilitating expertise" is more valuable than individual contributions; instead of "doing all the work," a leader should draw upon team members' diverse skills to optimize overall performance. This shift from individual achievement to team leadership significantly impacted Allie's career trajectory.
Leadership, Teamwork, Project Management, Communication, Career Development
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Allie Dutson
Product Manager
Fortune 100 Healthcare Company
University of Arizona. 2015
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Business Management & Admin
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Product / Service / Software Development and Management
Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Facilitating expertise is more valuable than individual contributions.
2. Strong leadership involves leveraging the diverse skills of team members.
3. High-achievers can enhance their value by focusing on team collaboration and knowledge synthesis, rather than solely on individual tasks.
Transcript
What is one lesson you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
I would definitely say I always call it facilitating expertise. I've always been a high achiever, a go-getter. When I first started out, I remember just wanting to do all the work on any project. I thought that would make me the most valuable person on the team.
I actually had a boss who gave me advice. He said it's a lot more valuable if you can step into the team and take a leadership role. This is true even if it's amongst your peers, or even if it's amongst people at a higher level than you are.
The idea is to facilitate expertise because everyone brings something totally different to the team. So, instead of trying to do everything yourself, you're trying to pull out the value that other team members add. This ensures the overall team performance can be the best that it can be.
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