Define the traits of your day-to-day work

Where are you working

How are you spending your time

• I am making product/business decisions.
  • Deeply understand your users.
  • Lead lively discussions and consider the pros and cons of every aspect.
  • Select one of the best approaches among potentially thousands.
• I am architecting solutions.
  • Be deeply curious.
  • Figure out what factors that need to be considered.
  • Foresee potential future problems.
  • Know what is important and where to compromise.
  • Communicate well; articulate the why and how of a decision.
  • Write compelling narrative.
• I am coding.
• I am hiring.
  • Hiring net new as well as looking internally.
  • Defining success for each person.
  • Breakdown all the work that needs to be done into various roles.
  • Write a compelling job description that accurately describes the role.
  • Understand the traits you desire from interviewees for specific roles.
  • Convince the right person to accept your offer.
• I am mentoring.
  • Understand each individual’s desire and map that to a business outcome.
  • Help people articulate their work.

What is driving and inspiring you every day

• I am driven by a company’s mission.
  • Connected to a real-world problem.
• I am driven by technical work.
• I am driven by the team I work with.
  • Care about the people who you work with.