I execute everything my manager tells me without any issues and get mostly positive feedback. One thing my manager wanted me to improve was to show more “initiative” and take more “ownership”. How do I do that? I am confused on this front and not sure how to take “initiative”. I have 1 yoe in the industry so far and it would be quite helpful if some experienced person can pitch in with examples of initiative and ownership.
Yeah that’s why I made this post. Stop being clever.
Flip it around...instead of waiting for your manager to mention things to work on, spend some time thinking about what needs to be worked on and make recommendations for what you should be doing to him or her to get their buy-in. Can ask yourself questions like “if I were my manager, what things would I suggest next.” If you don’t know the answer to that, then spending time to understand more of the broader context will be needed. “What could we make better” “What’s some of our biggest difficulties” “What’s some of our greatest opportunities”
This first is a job of architect not junior swe. Since when do we expect juniors to do the design? Crazy world we live in.
So why have managers if the rank and file do the work for them?
what did you get after the annual review?
Having this kind of feedback for just 1 yoe sounds too much. Just imagine yourself as someone in a senior role and try to drive things, always think what's next. Go into those 1-1 meetings with a clear agenda and more futuristic questions. Good luck!
It really depends on their level
I disagree. 1) Maybe OP is a high performer and to progress he should focus most on bias for action. 2) Maybe OP is not meeting the SDE bar for this LP. Even SDE1s are expected to show some initiative. I think the feedback for either case is appropriate
Tell him or her what they need and ask them how you can help them get a gold star on their review. Give them a list of three things you see that needs to be done, get buy in and own it.
Take initiative and put him on pip.
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Do before you are told, ask questions, seem engaged and like a true owner of your responsibilities.
Feedback here is simple and spot on. Anticipate, look for trends before they become a problem, find customer pain points and lead effort to improve it. If that’s too much, be proactive and don’t wait for manager to delegate and give you guidance everything. Not a tricky feedback and sounds like you have plenty of good feedback here to work with and rock it!
How is it possible to do something before you get a task to do something?