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My synthesis: To get promoted fastest, join teams & businesses that will grow fast. This makes sense to me. It's why we have 30-year-old CEOs of hypergrowth te
by tedsanders 8y ago
My synthesis: To get promoted fastest, join teams & businesses that will grow fast.
This makes sense to me. It's why we have 30-year-old CEOs of hypergrowth tech startups, but we don't have 30-year-old CEOs of mature companies.
It also makes sense from a career capital perspective. The skills & knowledge that are most valuable to learn are those that will be needed by fast-growing teams & businesses.
Of course, the obvious follow-up question is how do you identify which teams and businesses will grow fast?
- virgilp 8y ago> of course, the obvious follow-up question is how do you identify which teams and businesses will grow fast? I think his point was: when you're certain that the current team isn't, find a new one. You can't reliably identify what will grow fast, but you can identify what won't
- jonny_eh 8y ago> You can't reliably identify what will grow fast, but you can identify what won't This is a great insight that certainly rings true to me.
- hyperpallium 8y agoIt this case it was even stronger, identifying not what won't grow fast, but what was failing. And the new business being "interesting" improves the odds of growing fast.
- twblalock 8y agoMy takeaway from the article was a bit different: it's about being passive vs. being active in your career. The author argues that you should not stay where you are hoping to passively benefit from a power vacuum, but instead actively seek out opportunities to advance your career. If your current position is not helping you move toward your goals you should find one that does.
- hyperpallium 8y agoIt's like the old stock-picking joke: buy the ones that will go up, and if it doesn't, don't have bought it.