There were basically two things. When it comes to the hard skills, my work experiences up to now have been around how a product is manufactured and how to optimise the performance of the process that is build around a product. Nevertheless, in order to understand this procedure, I want to experience potentially new opportunities. I want to challenge myself to explore other parts of the company. I certainly wouldn’t rule out to become an entrepreneur myself in the future, therefore understanding how that works and being able to have a word about it, was definitively a skill a wanted to cultivate and learn.

On the other hand, over the last years the responsibility of my work increased. I have learned that in order to make agreements, move forward and having the willingness to do it wasn’t simply enough. You need develop also soft skills in order to be a good manager. In my case, this includes negotiation and simplifying a message. Working with different cultural backgrounds and the ability to understand the context and the background of different people is certainly is a major factor in my job. The faster you understand this process, the better it gets to make interactions and helps both parties to build trust and exceed their expectations.