What does it mean to be able to think big picture and dive into the weeds of the problem? Two question

1) Any specific practical advice for this - am finding hard to step back, when knee deep in a problem?

2) For the best colleagues/managers whom you know who can both think big picture and dive into the weeds, what is it that they do well?

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Depends on the problem but at our level is thinking about how we can help the above us do their job. Understanding what they need so that we can add value to the work we are doing. Once we understand that, we can be more resourceful in finding solutions and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders to perform our role.

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Agree with previous poster. Big picture to me means you have some idea what is your end state. E.g. you are tasked to develop a new app to handle order to payment link. Many different ways to link, but the end state should be the user experience is smooth while your backend gets the data they want. Knowing what you want to reach helps in deciding the priorities of what to weed out

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