Goldsmid advised thinking two jobs ahead instead of one.Courtesy of DeelAaron Goldsmid, head of product at Deel, has previously worked for Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter.Early in his career, Goldsmid said he over-indexed on emulating senior leaders.He also said he focused more on hitting OKRs than investing in relationships.This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Aaron Goldsmid, a 44-year-old from San Francisco about mistakes he made early in his career.