Strategy vets: what are the most important things to know/keep in mind when transitioning to a senior role? Did anything surprise you?

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Caring about career growth for those more junior than you

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Don’t overplay your experience. Sometimes clients don’t want to know you know more than them - even if you do. Listen more than talk

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You might think you're out of the weeds, but you're not

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Invest time in teaching others how to do things - even when you know you can do it 10X faster on your own. That investment pays off 100X in the long term.

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You’ll learn that all those people you thought didn’t really do any work were actually doing a ton of it. Only it’s administrative and involves spreadsheets and awkward client convos. And you’ll miss just being the guy who writes brief sometimes.

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It's not about being right. It's about taking people with you.

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Hire people who are smarter than you and/or bring something unique to the team. Your success is less about what you do and more about what you enable and teach others to do.

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Speak up

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I've grown to really enjoy and take pride in helping juniors learn how to use tools, different strat approaches, and overall how to form a story that will sell. GPDs and CSOs notice that and make you invaluable.

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@SVP1, what clients are these? Sign me up. I hate talking about myself.

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