How to position yourself as an expert (in a new team)


Hello Reader, Let's talk about a question many mentees asked me - let me start with my own story. When I first joined Amazon’s machine learning team, I faced a challenge many of us know well: imposter syndrome. Our team organized a knowledge-sharing session where everyone could present on topics they were passionate about. As proposals for advanced ML topics flooded in, I glanced at my own past machine learning models and felt a familiar sinking feeling. My work suddenly seemed basic,...