Summary: In the workplace, skills like project management are often undervalued and can lead to being labeled as a junior contributor. To advance your career, it’s important to shift how you describe your work, emphasizing strategic contributions rather than just execution. By using more impactful language, you can reshape perceptions and highlight your true value as a strategic thinker.
If you want to be perceived as strategic, you need to be good enough at project management to get your own work done, corral others to get their work done, and shepherd projects across the finish line…
But not so good at it that you’re primarily perceived as someone who is only “in the weeds.” (View Highlight)
you should obviously aim to actually be strategic, not just sound strategic. If you already ARE thinking about strategy, you may want to update how you describe your work to match. (View Highlight)