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- Understand the business side of the equation, deeply.
- Research the competition, thoroughly.
- Continuously experiment with new technologies.
- Hone your coding skills - and maintain a sufficient edge, such that you could step in to help a delivery team with a moment's notice.
- Invest in building depth in data modeling & data analytic skills.
- Develop expertise with different modeling tools.
- Invest in developing depth in designing & implementing AI/ML/DL solutions.
- Master the tools that you use daily.
- Teach and mentors others within (and outside of) your organization.
- Read voraciously within your area of specialization.
- Read outside your area of specialization.
- Your success depends on your ability to think deeply in terms of patterns and abstractions.
- Develop a robust catalog of talks/presentations that you can give on short notice, on key topics, in your area of specialization.
- Invest time in reading the source code that runs your company's business.
- Relentlessly automate your professional workflows.
- Volunteer to tackle the hard problems that no one else wants.
- Write a daily journal.
- Share what you learn - by writing/publishing articles.
- Pause to look around - and see who you can help.
- Invest time in building relationships - and your professional network...by helping connect/create opportunities for others.
