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Outstanding: Get the Ratings, Recognition & Sponsorship You Deserve
4.7 (9)
9 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Consistently earn the top performance ratings you deserve and accelerate your tech career growth.
Outstanding: Get the Ratings, Recognition & Sponsorship You Deserve
4.7 (9)
9 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Consistently earn the top performance ratings you deserve and accelerate your tech career growth.
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Course overview
Tired of doing great work, only to be told you “Meet Expectations”?
You’re not alone.
This is the calibration blindside: when your impact gets missed, and your growth stalls.
In this course, you’ll learn how to turn invisible work into visible impact, so you can get the ratings, recognition, and sponsorship you actually deserve.
Built by someone who’s done it:
- 5 promotions in 10 years at Google.
- 100+ top-performing ICs coached.
- No self-promotion cringe. No management switch.
- Just clear, strategic visibility that works.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a clear blueprint to transform from an overlooked expert into an indispensable, high-impact leader!
Who is this course for
01
Senior ICs (L5–L7) in tech
Engineers, PMs, TPgMs, data scientists and similar roles.
02
“Under-recognized” top performers
You consistently deliver great work but aren’t getting the recognition or ratings you aim for.
03
Pioneering tech leaders
If you crave more influence, bigger projects, and a clear path upward (without waiting for luck or burnout).
What you’ll get out of this course
Clarity on the Calibration game
Understand how performance ratings really work, so you can avoid “Meets Expectations” and get the recognition you’ve earned.
Intrapreneurship Tools
Learn to think like a CEO of your domain. You’ll identify problems, take end-to-end ownership, and drive cross-functional solutions.
Career Catalysts
Find and execute high-impact “side quests” beyond your core work – from cross-team initiatives to community contributions – that showcase your leadership and boost your visibility. Turn necessary glue work into documented wins instead of a career limiter.
Sponsorship that opens doors
A proven approach to building senior relationships and getting people who matter to advocate for you.
Proven in the Real World
Everything is drawn from my career at Google + coaching 100+ ICs at Meta, Stripe, Adobe & more. No fluff, just what works.
A network that gets it
Join a cohort of high-performing ICs and stay connected after the course with access to ChaiTime, my private career growth platform for continued learning.
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Chaitali Narla in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
5 live sessions • 2 projects
Week 1
Sponsorship
Jul
25
Intrapreneurship + Sponsorship
Jul
26
Sponsorship + Career Catalysts (Friction, Side Quests)
Week 2
Jul
30
Office Hours
Asking Practice
Aug
1
Career Catalysts (Glue Work) + Interconnections
Aug
2
Q&A, Peer Networking and Graduation Celebration
4.7 (9 ratings)
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Meet your instructor
Chaitali Narla
Chaitali Narla
I am an engineering executive with 15+ years of experience at Google and Stripe. I got Superb and Outstanding ratings for most of my time at Google (equivalent to Exceeds and Greatly Exceeds in other companies). I have also coached 100+ ICs and managers to get similar outcomes in their careers.
I truly believe that setting yourself apart with bold strategies is the way to have an accelerated career in a competitive landscape. I now coach leaders from top tech companies to be outstanding.
Read my article on the Calibration Blindside. This course goes into details of how you can avoid such situations and get those high ratings!
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