Capable people who are great to work with matter more than super stars who are assholes. (unless you are planning to colonise mars)
Dealing with frustrations and bouncing back from setbacks is more important than your analytical chops.
You need to have partners at work. Peer support and partnership become more important as you move up in the career ladder
Good managers matter a lot. But they are a rare breed. So try to be a good manager
Building a good team matters. You are as good as the weakest team member.
A team that works well together can create magic.
Leaders have to be mostly right. But leaders are not always right. Even <insert the leader who you are a fan of> will be wrong multiple times. Take everything your leaders say with a pinch of salt. Expect your team to do the same.
Have a well thought out strategy for your team, your product/business and yourself. Welcome people who critique this. Fine-tune and update your strategy when you get more data. And trust the strategy more than what people say.
Incentives matter. Understand incentives.
Relationships and connections matter. To an extent.
Health and happiness are more important than money and career growth. Unless lack of money and growth causes unhappiness.
