Significant Career Lesson From a Director Brand Marketing at The GoodFor Company
Lauren, a Director of Brand Marketing, learned a significant career lesson regarding soft skills, stating that "it's really about having that work-life balance." The most important lesson was learning to be a "team player," even when disagreeing, and understanding that a career, while important, "doesn't have to be your everything."
Communication, Teamwork, Work-Life Balance, Leadership, Confidence
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Lauren Melzer
Director Brand Marketing
The GoodFor Company
University of Arizona 2014
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Psychology
Advertising, Communications & Marketing
Communication and Marketing
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Prioritize soft skills alongside hard skills.
2. Find a balance between expressing your opinions and being a team player.
3. Maintain a healthy work-life balance; your career is important, but it shouldn't consume your whole life. Trying too hard to prove your value can be counterproductive.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
I think the biggest lesson I learned, which was super significant in my career, was more around soft skills than technical skills. I have a strong personality and like to share my opinions. There's always room for your opinions, and you should never shy away from that.
There is a way to do it while always being a team player, even if you don't necessarily agree with a decision being made. At the end of the day, it is a job. It can be a very important job, and one that you love, but it doesn't have to be your everything.
Understanding that, I think when I was in my young twenties, I just wanted to be the best. I wanted to be the best at everything, learn everything, and have people know I was good at my job. But the more you try to prove that, the less good you seem.
So it's really about having that work-life balance. It's your career, but it's not your whole life.