Taze emphasizes using data-driven decision-making to influence colleagues and managers. Instead of subjective opinions, engineers should rely on metrics to convince others of their ideas.
To counter self-doubt, he suggests keeping a detailed log of personal accomplishments and positive feedback. Engineers' Survival Guide - Merih Taze
The book describes a mentor as a "personal book" that can be consulted to shortcut the learning process through someone else's lived experience. Operational Tactics for Efficiency Engineers' Survival Guide - Merih Taze