Significant Career Lesson From a DEI Manager at SoundCloud Inc
Tamura's most significant career lesson is "not taking things personal," a challenge stemming from a tendency to want everyone to approve of their work. This crucial insight, learned through experience, allows Tamura to discern constructive feedback from unproductive criticism and use it to guide their professional growth.
Resilience, Overcoming Challenges, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Stress Management
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
Undergrad
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Tamura Davis
DEI Manager
SoundCloud Inc
Loyola Marymount University
N/A
Business Management & Admin
Arts, Entertainment & Media, Technology
Human Resources (HR)
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Don't take things personally: Tamura emphasizes the importance of separating personal feelings from professional feedback. This is crucial for navigating workplace dynamics and criticism constructively.
2. Learning from feedback: She highlights the value of using feedback, both positive and negative, to improve and grow professionally. This showcases a growth mindset important for career success.
3. Developing resilience: The ability to not take criticism personally indicates resilience, a key skill in overcoming challenges and setbacks in any career path.
Transcript
What is one lesson you've learned that's proven significant in your career?
Then everyone is not to take things personally. I think these things personally, especially because I want to do everything correctly and I want everyone to like and love whatever I put out. So I've had to learn that the hard lesson is to not take things personally.
That's always going to be someone who's not going to agree, someone who's going to disagree with what you may be doing, or how you said something, or how you approach something. So it really is up to you to determine what you take from it.
Whether you think, "Oh, yeah. Okay, I'll take that comment. I'll take that feedback. I'll put it in my pocket and I know how to move forward with it." Or you can choose not to. It's really up to you.
It's really just not taking things personally. And again, I don't know if it's because I'm a water sign, shout out to Cancers, but I do take things personally.
So, just don't take things personally. I think that's the number one lesson I learned in my career, and that's going to be in life. So, keep it moving.