I have a whole list of subjects schools don't teach that I will teach my child. If you are lucky, you get a bar raising manager, other than that, it's hard, but some self-learn via reading/YouTube/networking and then eventually getting a good manager or starting their own business. As you said, right time and right place plays a big role.
Love this post. Points #2 and #3 are great. On #2, I think another potential perspective is to actually go and work in different specialties to get a broader view of things. Spending several years diving into very different roles turned out to have a much larger impact on my career trajectory toward CEO than I could have imagined.
Going on a tour of duty to deeply understand different parts of the business (e.g. sales, finance, product, international markets, etc) helps if your goal is the C-suite. Good callout Petti.
Excellent point that we don't receive this guidance in school. Almost have to be lucky to learn it at the right time.
I have a whole list of subjects schools don't teach that I will teach my child. If you are lucky, you get a bar raising manager, other than that, it's hard, but some self-learn via reading/YouTube/networking and then eventually getting a good manager or starting their own business. As you said, right time and right place plays a big role.
Love this post. Points #2 and #3 are great. On #2, I think another potential perspective is to actually go and work in different specialties to get a broader view of things. Spending several years diving into very different roles turned out to have a much larger impact on my career trajectory toward CEO than I could have imagined.
Going on a tour of duty to deeply understand different parts of the business (e.g. sales, finance, product, international markets, etc) helps if your goal is the C-suite. Good callout Petti.