How can you successfully shift roles from a technical to managerial role? How about shifting industries from management consulting to product management? In this episode of Career Relaunch, Jeff Shih, a former Deloitte consultant turned product manager at Unity Technologies shares his thoughts on how to successfully navigate an industry and role shift. In today’s Mental Fuel® segment, I also share some thoughts on how I decide when to turn down career opportunities.

Key Career Insights

1. You have to be patient when you’re trying to shift careers so you can wait for the right opportunity to come up.
2. Doing something new allows you to keep your career fresh, drive career satisfaction, and career satisfaction.
3. Don’t just take the first opportunity that comes along, especially when it means sacrificing something else important to you.

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Related Resources

• Check out Jeff Shih’s Medium article on Transitioning from Consulting to Product Management and his follow-up article with a few FAQs related to the transition
• The Journey from Consulting to Product Management– Redcat Digital
• Quora discussion on switching from management consulting to product management
• 5 Tips on Transitioning to Product Management from a Business Background– Lisa Zhu on Medium

Listener Challenge

During this episode’s Mental Fuel segment, my challenge to you, especially if you’re wrestling with whether to say yes or no to a specific career opportunity, is to try and decide on the single most important aspect of your career you real