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Join a company that’s experiencing (or, even better, about to experience) hyper-growth. The business will be growing faster than the team can scale so you’ll have lots of room to grow in terms of responsibility.
Gayle Laakmann McDowell, Jackie Bavaro • Cracking the PM Interview: How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology (Cracking the Interview & Career)
align your brand with your career goals.
Valerie Capers Workman • Quantum Progression: The Art & Science of Career Advancement in the Age of A.I.
With more well-qualified people competing for each step on the organizational ladder all the time, rivalry is intense and only getting more so as there are fewer and fewer management positions.
Jeffrey Pfeffer • Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't
To help managers on the judgment calls, we talk about the Keeper Test: IF A PERSON ON YOUR TEAM WERE TO QUIT TOMORROW, WOULD YOU TRY TO CHANGE THEIR MIND? OR WOULD YOU ACCEPT THEIR RESIGNATION, PERHAPS WITH A LITTLE RELIEF? IF THE LATTER, YOU SHOULD GIVE THEM A SEVERANCE PACKAGE NOW, AND LOOK FOR A STAR, SOMEONE YOU WOULD FIGHT TO KEEP.
Erin Meyer • No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
Who Geoff Smart and Randy Street
Alex MacCaw • The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
Brandon Payne’s philosophy of practice,
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential
implementing a simple, but strategic approach to increasing your fractal fame: divide and subdivide the potential markets you could (or do) serve until you find a branch small enough to build your fame rapidly, but large enough to build momentum around.
Michael Port • The Referable Speaker: Your Guide to Building a Sustainable Speaking Career—No Fame Required
Daniel Peterson
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