Every time I finish a project, I usually reflect and take away the lessons learned. So let me tell you about my last lesson learned: On this particular project, I was one of the few women and always looking sharp, I did receive an unusual amount of compliments. Normally, when I receive a compliment, I…
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Always evaluate feedback critically – no one can bring down your self-esteem, only yourself
Another important lesson I learned from a project was: to evaluate feedback critically. Towards the end of one particular project, my self-esteem was nonexistent anymore, (and those who know me, it takes some real effort to bring me down), I got called into a meeting with the senior manager, who also spent some time on the…
If the answer is on Google – it is a stupid question.
I used to be the teamlead of this one girl, and she was straight out of university. She was my age, but had recently finished her degree and was eager to start. When she started, she thought she knew everything. Except for e.g. a Vlookup in Excel. Because Excel makes up a huge part in…
Go the extra mile and check your work – until it’s perfect.
Having been with the company for a while now, I have learnt a lot of things, that I would probably not have, if I was somewhere else. One of them is, that perfecting whatever you do for work, comes easier to some people, and not so easy to others. I was with my colleague at lunch…
Reasons for writing a blog
It has nearly been 2 years now that I am working for this consulting company. You get used to certain aspects of this job, like getting up at 4 something AM on a Monday morning, because you need to get to the airport on time to catch your flight, in order to be in the office…
