To operate in the broad range of cause areas openphil does, I imagine you need to regularly seek advice from external advisors. I have the impression that cultivating good sources of advice is a strong suite of both yours and OpenPhils.
I bet you also get approached by less senior folks asking for advice with some frequency.
As advisor and advisee: how can EAs be more effective at seeking and making use of good advice?
Possible subquestions:
What common mistakes have you seen early career EAs make when soliciting advice, eg on career trajectory? When do you see advice make the biggest positive difference in someone’s impact? What changes would you make to how the EA community typically conducts these types of advisor/advisee relationships, if any?
To operate in the broad range of cause areas openphil does, I imagine you need to regularly seek advice from external advisors. I have the impression that cultivating good sources of advice is a strong suite of both yours and OpenPhils.
I bet you also get approached by less senior folks asking for advice with some frequency.
As advisor and advisee: how can EAs be more effective at seeking and making use of good advice?
Possible subquestions: What common mistakes have you seen early career EAs make when soliciting advice, eg on career trajectory? When do you see advice make the biggest positive difference in someone’s impact? What changes would you make to how the EA community typically conducts these types of advisor/advisee relationships, if any?