Agata Fischer – Comfortable outside of the comfort zone

我们都知道舒适区域的危险(并吸引)。全世界有很多聪明人的行情鼓励我们“走出您的舒适区”,或“只有在您不舒服时才会发生成长”。当您学会喜欢在自己的舒适区域之外时,那是您自己成长的自己。

This is how Agata Fischer, business director for detection and services at Leica Geosystems, describes her success and the consistent forward trajectory of her career. Rising up through organisational structures, she was recently recognized as one ofXYHT 2020年40岁以下40岁以下.

赞扬是:“尽管她的学术背景从事业务流程和营销,但Agata对地理学和地理空间理论,实践,尤其是新兴技术有了一个模范的了解。她的稳定上升是在希尔蒂(Hilti)和莱卡(Leica Geosystems)内的,这给我们留下了深刻的印象,但引起我们注意的是她的演讲和著作。精通技术和商务和出色的演讲者是一种有效的组合。多语言菲舍尔女士都是以上所有。”

确实令人印象深刻,但这是一种强烈的职业道德,以及向自己证明自己的渴望,她甚至可以超越自己的期望,即意识到自己实际上享受着挑战,并且始终如一地超出了她的舒适区域。


做出改变


Fischer受过商业管理和市场营销的教育,首先接触了产品管理,因为实习生开始了她的职业生涯。她首先将头扔进了未经宪章的水域,她发现自己只提供几天学习材料的产品培训。她很好地管理任务,并以强大的导师的角色管理,她渴望自己成为产品经理。

“有了一位出色的导师,他是产品经理,我总是有一个清晰的想法,我想去哪里。”菲舍尔说。“作为一名产品经理,我可能很像企业家在驾驶员座位上。我可能会与客户接近,了解工作流及其需求,并提供带来价值的解决方案。”

With this experience, Fischer also wanted to better understand the marketing side of business, so her first role after her internship was as a marketing manager. Here she learned the process of features, benefits and values, and conducting market research.

Her sights, though, remained on her goal of becoming a product manager. Putting her networking skills to the test, Fischer was able to work on projects in other departments. Once again stepping outside of her comfort zone, she travelled alone to the UK to meet customers onsite and learn their needs firsthand. With her desire to learn and her willingness to work hard on full display, she pushed herself to prove she had what it took to succeed in the role.

“尽管我为自己的角色做好了准备,但我也愿意冒险,真正将自己推向新领土,”叙述Fischer。“我有机会真正思考和表现像企业家,对一个复杂项目的成功负责。”

While transitioning from a marketing to product manager, Fischer took on the complex work of turning a services line into a profitable part of the business. First, using skills built in her marketing role, she conducted market research to better understand the customers she was now working with on a closer level. She then created a network of stakeholders who she turned into supporters.

“这里有一个学习曲线要​​克服,我确定了我认识的人是使这条线成功并收集他们的投入的关键。”菲舍尔说。“在依靠其他人以成为负责任并拥有该项目的完全所有权之前,我的过渡一直在枢纽。”

当服务线变成了业务的成功部分时,菲舍尔知道她终于证明了自己。除了决心实现目标之外,她还将自己的成功归因于强烈的好奇心。

“I’m a really curious person, especially when it comes to customers. I want to know what they are doing, what drives them, what pains them,”解释说Fischer。“这种真正的好奇心有助于我建立对客户的信任,并使他们能够向我开放,以便我可以帮助解决他们的问题更好。

I’m also always open to learning, which is what I believe keeps driving me to the next level.”

今天,菲舍尔(Fischer)领导了Leica Geosystems建筑工具部门的产品经理和培训师团队,再次从产品经理晋升为业务总监。她现在负责开发和指导Leica Geosystems检测解决方案的产品路线图,进入市场和销售策略。她从自己的职业旅程中学到的知识中汲取了目标,旨在通过对他们的强烈信念和信任他们的能力来增强自己的团队能力。

“Working in my role and within this company and with the leaders I’ve had plus always learning willing to grow while being uncomfortable, I’ve built a sense of strong confidence and pride in myself. I want to give that back now to those I have the privilege of leading,”菲舍尔说。“我专注于向他们展示我相信他们的团队,使他们能够以新的责任成长;从本质上讲,即使他们认为自己不能做某事,也可以将它们推到自己的舒适区域之外,以尝试新事物。当他们证明自己可以,这不仅是他们的庆祝活动,而且是整个团队。”


在工作场所建立自信的女性


有人在组织Fischer says empowered her to take on challenging opportunities is Construction Tools President Katherine Broder. Fischer says Broder’s leadership skills inspired her to pursue her goals and model her own leadership style.

“凯蒂从一开始就鼓励我成为产品经理,”解释说Fischer。“她曾经并且仍然对我所有的问题开放,她授权我设计自己的工作计划和风格,隐含地相信我。”

这种感觉是相互的,因为布罗德解释了两者之间的指导关系实际上是双向的。

“动力,奉献精神和超越的意愿,这就是使阿加塔成功和强大的领导者的原因。看到她成长并继续展现她的才华,这让我鼓舞人心。”布罗德说。“ Agata确实已成为我们业务和组织的资产。同时,她已经成为我的辅音委员会和导师 - 不仅对我个人而且对公司而言,这是一个完美的发展。”

Seeing a minority of women leaders in the workplace, Fischer advocates for more opportunities for women to prove themselves in the boardroom. She points to the unique problem-solving and social skill set women possess to build strong results and more diverse work environments.

“不幸的是,女性最初对男性的信心并不像男性那样充满信心,即使她们拥有使业务蓬勃发展的迫切需要的技能,”解释说Fischer。“但是,当我们腾出空间来建立这种信心,就像我在公司中所做的那样,他们不仅让自己而且周围的人感到惊讶,他们实际上可以完成多少工作。”

Fischer is currently working with the company’s Human Resources department to chair a working group to further review how the company can better support women in the workplace, such as reducing hinderances due to childcare concerns. As an up-and-coming woman leader in the company, she’s now also mentors to other women, paying back the mentorship she received earlier in her career.

What does she recommend to women and others looking to prove themselves?

“尝试。那是关键。始终愿意尝试学习新事物。选择可以继续学习和受到挑战的角色,”菲舍尔鼓励。“除非您离开舒适区,否则不会发生增长。感到不舒服,因为这是我们真正证明自己的能力并取得成功的地方。”

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