lancef23.bsky.social
@lancef23.bsky.social
Q5: this thread of questions is a great start. Come prepared with data, show your value through quantity, quality, and inter-personal skills. Emphasis on wins and situations with little to no support where you persevered to a desired outcome. #avintheam #avtweeps
December 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Stay on the offensive consistently. Highlight your wins, where you helped, how you handle certain situations. The biggest mistake I have seen is not having additional questions/feedback for the manager to consider. Don’t be afraid to ask a tough question (with tact of course!) #avintheam #avtweeps
December 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Q3: Inter-personal skills for sure. The ability to make others feel good and want to work with you. Could be the customer, your teammates, adjacent departments, other trades, etc. Be nice, help where able, help diffuse an emotional situation, all these skills are very valuable. #avintheam #avtweeps
December 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Q2: Documenting anything is a great start! As a rookie, I would document any situation where you feel like you were thrown into a situation uncomfortably or without much support. Those “sink or swim” moments. Don’t be shy to let them know how much you come through for the team. #avintheam #avtweeps
December 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Q1: Throughput. Everyone has a story to tell, throughput is the proof in the pudding. This is how much you’re getting done. This is a big part of the value within the sum of the parts. Quantified so that bean counters and adjacent business units can understand too #avintheam #avtweeps
December 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Niche still, from my experience.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I’ve seen more of a movement away from these spaces. They are typically tailored to a certain person/team, once that team changes, the room/space tends to go unused or to bare minimum usage. #avintheam #avtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The only shortening I’ve seen is the industry adapting to android based hardware platforms. Main constant is if you live on the bleeding edge of tech, lifecycles are shorter. #avintheam #avtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Delays and contingency planning. Furniture scheduled to be installed after AV is a close second. #avintheam #avtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Outside of AV, I’d go with my favorite professional football coach Jurgen Klopp. I’m leaving AV out of this, because the last thing I want to do on a holiday is discuss work! #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
it takes a village and we all have strengths to bring to each project. #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
simply calling and checking in. No sales BS, no tech talk, just a simple check in. #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Easy one would be the JKL leadership summit. Beyond that, the Jetbulit summit in Nashville felt like a family reunion with a bunch of people I’ve never met. Truly a great experience. #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A free standing DVLED wall in the middle of a manufacturing plant floor. IP ratings, welding steel supports, designing audio so the system would actually be useful. I love how many engineering disciplines come together to make projects like this a reality. #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ever ask a field tech how long something takes? Whatever the answer, double it for what the job really takes. It is hard to estimate time to completion, especially when you’re the one in the weeds! #avintheam #avtweeps
July 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
AI. If that’s too generic then automatic camera framing/tracking. #avintheam #avtweeps
July 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Notes. Put config notes in there. Set this dip switch to X, bridge this input, logic flow looks like this, etc. Write out thoughts about a plan B in cases of uncertainty. Label device IDs for programmers. #avintheam #avtweeps
July 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
On-site physical installation. Granted that’s also mostly underestimated in quoting too. So if PMs are using quoted hours as a base, then there’s little that can be done. #avintheam #avtweeps
July 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Treat it like a legit different language. Speak clearly, don’t use buzzwords, stick to common words, listen for cues of uncertainty in dialogue. Speak in a relatable manner, encourage questions, pause for questions. Repeat yourself as needed until the aha moment hits. #avintheam #avtweeps
July 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Everything takes time. Palming takes time. Quality work takes time. Also, can’t staff up with 4 days notice. That takes time too. #avintheam #avtweeps
July 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Design at first, then service once the room is turned over. Customer experience should be a company wide responsibility. #AVintheAM #AVtweeps
June 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
No idea, but am waiting for the answer #avintheam
May 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We were (almost) considered essential workers during that period. Amazing that we couldn’t use that to build a solid foundation for growth and stability. C-level played chicken as Bob said #avintheam
March 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
How much of this lies with tech managers? C-level bears the bulk of this, but it takes two to tango. If they aren’t selling their value and managing up properly, they are contributing to the race to the bottom as well #avintheam
March 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM