College Experiences That Helped an Assistant Program Manager at American Biotech Co. Succeed
Angel, an Assistant Program Manager at American Biotech Co., emphasizes the importance of "humility and listening" for career success, stating that "you cannot know everything," and this approach improves decision-making by enabling information seeking and effective discernment. The ability to listen and decipher information is crucial for development as a leader in any profession.
Project Management, Communication, Leadership, Decision-making, Humility
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Angel Torres
Assistant Program Manager
American Biotech Co.
University of California, Davis
University of Oklahoma, Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (2022); University of California, Los Angeles, Masters in Business Administration (2025)
Political Science, American Studies
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical
Operations and Project Management
Disabled, Scholarship Recipient, Veteran
Video Highlights
1. Humility and listening are crucial for career success. Knowing that you don't know everything allows you to learn and make better decisions.
2. Actively seeking information and being a good listener are essential for effective decision-making.
3. The ability to decipher information and determine its usefulness is a key skill for leadership and career development.
Transcript
What is one lesson you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
The lesson I've learned to be successful in any career is to be humble and listen. You cannot know everything, and you will never know everything.
As Plato's Socrates described, "I know one thing: I know nothing." If you approach situations with that humility, you are willing to learn and listen.
This willingness affects your decision-making process, enabling you to make good decisions. You cannot make decisions with absolutely no information.
To gain information, you either wait for it to come to you or actively seek it out. You are able to seek it if you are humble, have initiative, and are a good listener.
Listening is good, but being able to decipher that information and determine what is useful is also part of the judgment needed as you develop as a leader, and in any profession or industry.