ThisarticlestoodouttomenotonlybecauseZarais a HarvardgraduatewhoeditedfortheHarvardCrimson, workedat a largerventurecapitalfirm, GGVCapital, butsheisalsoanaccomplishedproductmarketingmanageratByteDance.
Andas a fellowproductmarketerinthetechspace, who's notasaccomplished, I can't helpbutsharetheseinsightsbecauseeverythingshewrote, I hadtolearnthehardway, and I wishthischeatsheetexistedwhen I enteredtheworkforce.
As a newaccountmanager, thebestadvice I receivedwhenitcametoactualsellingwerefromcolleagueswhojoinedsixmonthsbeforeme, asopposedtomymanagerandotherseniorleaders.
One, ifyouexpectpushbackfrom a teammatebecauseyourideawillgenerate a significantamountofextraworkloadforthem, ortwo, theyagreetohelpyou, buttheirworkissubparandisaffectingyourdeliverables.
SothisiswheremyopiniondiffersslightlyfromthatofZara's, and I thinkit's mainlybecauseGooglehas a relativelyflatworkstructure, whereasByteDanceismoretopdown.
Soifyoucouldgetthatperson's fullbuy-inthroughwhat I talkedaboutintipone, identifysynergies, exchangingresources, building a personalconnection, thatwouldresultinthebestpossibleoutcomewithoutburningbridges.
I know, I knowallthissoundslike a lotofextraeffort, butifyougainthereputationofsomeonewhohostsproductivemeetings, you'llbeentrustedwithmoreautonomyandfreedomatwork.