 The best piece of advice that I have received is to just do it. Failure is your friend because it's information that you need. And sometimes maybe it's not even about failure. It's you actually believing in the idea, put your idea on the table, and back it up. Develop a strategy. When I moved from individual contributor to manager, I think I forgot initially to just create a strategy, providing people with a vision is very, very important to execute the day-by-day job. My mother taught me to be bold. And I carry that on even as I help manage and lead my team through change initiatives. Because if we're not bold and we can't be fearless and go for it, and if we don't do that, then we'll never achieve anything. When you're in a hole, stop digging. When you're in trouble, admit your mistakes immediately. It's much easier to get out of the ditch than out of the Grand Canyon.