In my sabbatical, I did rediscover the joys of writing and programming. But it doesn’t come close to the struggle for finding a job, in the first place, in an economy like India.īut if you are in the rare minority that can afford to take some time off, without worrying about your money situation, or finding a job again, I agree with the book: it is completely worth it. Struggle to find a more meaningful job is real. Yes, looking for work that matches your interests and passion, and gives you a higher meaning - all of that is a real problem. While reading ‘The Pathless Path’, I can’t help but shake the thought that this is a very 1% problem. But generally people are only curious about it, in passing, before moving on to more serious matters.Īnd I agree: this is exactly how much the level of interest in sabbaticals should be. Sometimes people still message me asking for advice on career breaks. The sabbatical experience listed on my profile here is, if nothing, a conversation-starter. Along with ~100 quiz questions, and ~10 case studies to keep the learning interactive, and give you feedback at every stage. Through a series of ~70 concept cards (roughly the same length as that of this post) you will learn 3 important Growth strategy & planning skills. Or you have come from an Analytics role, and have to identify which Growth ideas are actually the right ones to pursue at a given stage of startup. Or you have moved from a Product role to P&L role, and now have to oversee the roadmap for marketing efforts too. That I found myself relying on quite regularly in my stints as a Growth lead.įor example, you might be told that CM2 for the business has to be improved by 2%, and now you have to work with the business finance/intelligence team to tweak the annual operating plan accordingly. How to identify & assess Growth Opportunities, Why these skills? You might be a functional expert, but when you take on an overall Growth leadership role, there are a few extra skills that are required of you, which your functional work might not have prepared you for. Tl dr: free resource to learn “Growth Strategy & Planning” skills, in 2 weeks. PS: Link to some such roles in my team at BlissClub (~5000% growth in last 16 months □□□) And it's much easier to take on more desired roles internally than laterally through desired designation. It's much easier to professionally grow if everyone around you is growing. So, observe which industry and role you would bet would grow in the future. Which is why people who act on this advice, AND have their slice of luck, their growth outpaces that of others. Of course, you care about your long-term growth trajectory but you also care about its currently visible symbols (title, comp, peer/industry appreciation, etc.). This advice is fairly popular, but it is also very hard to act upon. The quote is actually by Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google) to Sheryl in 2001, when she was sold on the space and on joining Google but not on the business unit. But, people have also half-seriously suggested that tech-bro lingo obsession with rockets comes from the Sheryl Sandberg quote: "If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat." Why do startups use rocket emojis to celebrate any milestone so predictably that it has become a meme? Of course, rockets depict an upward trajectory literally.
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