Significant Career Lesson From A Go To Market Enablement Director At A Software Company
Caitlin emphasizes the importance of making decisions based solely on available information, especially when considering new career paths or roles, as it grounds choices in reality rather than speculation, preventing potential missteps, and impacting career trajectory. This lesson, learned through trial and error and solidified by advice from others, underscores the need to "assess it for what it is" and avoid wishful thinking.
Decision-Making, Career Paths, Information Assessment, Financial Impact, Reality-Based Choices
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Caitlin Bercha
Director, GTM Enablement & Productivity
Software Company
Cal Poly SLO
MBA - University of San Diego
English, Writing & Education
Technology
Business Strategy
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. Make decisions based only on the information available at the time, especially when it impacts finances or career trajectory.
2. Avoid speculating or making assumptions about potential future outcomes when making career decisions.
3. Assess situations and opportunities for what they are in reality, rather than what you hope or would like them to be.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
It's tough to pick just one, but I think a lesson I learned that I wish I'd learned sooner is that you can only make decisions based on the information you have in front of you. This has been helpful when looking at new careers, career paths, organizations, and roles, even within my current company.
Through trial and error, I learned to make decisions solely on the information available to me. This makes all the difference. If you're speculating, even while considering the art of the possible, make decisions rooted in reality.
This is especially important when decisions impact your finances or career trajectory. Don't make up information or base decisions on what you hope or wish they would be. You need to assess things for what they are.
That's a lesson someone actually gave me; I can't say I came up with it on my own.
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