Author Archives: AJ Alao

Here are some tips to keep in mind when you’re transitioning into that new role or position. 1. Don’t Let the Position Go To Your Head. Letting it go to your head can look like, “Oh yeah, I’m the one that won, I’m that guy/girl!” and getting a little bit of an attitude. So you don’t wantContinue reading “Tips for new/aspiring managers”

Getting picked How do you get a shot when you have no experience? This is the first dilemma everyone faces. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: nobody ever says: “I want to make a risky hire with limited to no experience.” If you’re a diamond in the rough, you need to do everything you can to beContinue reading “What your boss will not tell you”

Don’t give advice, ask questions. Most people who have meritocratically risen the ranks to managerial positions have done so because of the skills and knowledge they’ve acquired to become valuable to their companies. They know more than their newer employees and do have good advice to give. However, telling people the right answer isn’t alwaysContinue reading “The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier Book Summary”

The majority of the success you can achieve in your professional career won’t happen by accident. It also won’t be a result of dumb luck or circumstances. Instead, you will probably find that the professional situation you’re in will be largely a result of your decisions over the years that have compounded. Jeff Bezos: “AllContinue reading “Why you need a Professional Development Plan?”

This is a short post detailing how from a Sales perspective we managed to double our revenue from one of our Product categories in under 12 months. Now I am unable to share exact revenue numbers as I do not think our Senior Leadership Team or Board would appreciate the overshare, also I will changeContinue reading “How we doubled revenue in just 9 months”

Here’s the thing: you’re here, reading this blog, looking for a few nuggets of wisdom to apply to your own career journey. You do this a lot. And you take information from a range of characters. Some are famous, some powerful, some have decades of experience to back up their words. But I guarantee you,Continue reading “Eighteen-Hundred-Year-Old Advice Everyone Needs to Hear”

Let’s get into it. Here are 6 actionable tips that you can use to give feedback that doesn’t suck. 1/ Setting clear and concise objectives Before you give effective, actionable feedback, you actually need something to measure it against. These performance expectations and goals then need to be clearly communicated to others around you. The new intern at workContinue reading “How to give feedback to across up and down a company hierachy”