Learn the Business, Not Just Your Role

Understanding how your company makes money, who the customers are, and what keeps the leadership up at night makes you dramatically more effective in any role. The engineer who understands unit economics makes better trade-offs. The designer who understands sales cycles creates more relevant work.

Read the company's earnings calls, ask finance for a walkthrough of the P&L, or just have lunch with people from other departments. The more context you have, the better your decisions become.