John P. Dentico, Ed.D., AIMP

Leadership Simulation Designer. Author. Podcast Host. Strategic Thinking Coach.

The Inner Game of Career Strategy

Johns Hopkins University

FBI Academy

City of San José

THE WORLD BANK GROUP

John P Dentico, Ed. D. AIMP

Founder, LeadSimm LLC/Throttle Up Leadership-30+yrs.diagnosing what others miss

Identify the early signals that an organization is structurally broken before you accept the offer or walk in.

Recognize the Warning Signs

Understand three structural predictors that reveal whether any organization will engage or slowly destroy your talent.

Diagnose Any Organization in Three Frames

Walk away with one diagnostic question you can deploy immediately in your next interview or conversation.

Walk Away With One Diagnostic Question

Harness the power of strategic networking to transform your job into a fulfilling and engaging experience, maximizing your career potential.

 career coach, leader, and entrepreneur 

Maja Schreiner

20+ years in IT. Career coach to hundreds of career changers. Networking guru.

Cohort 8

Cohort Career Achievers 

Understand why your current job may not strategically align with all your skills and interests, paving the way for meaningful change. Begin your journey with a change in mindset that can lead to fast, long-lasting improvements. Learn how to reshape your career and job to better suit your unique abilities and passions. Develop strategic networking skills to enhance your professional journey. Leave with increased confidence in your future goals and a clear path with actionable steps to achieve them. Strategically navigate your career path with purpose and direction. * * * One of the testimonials (Senior Product Manager) says: "I first had a 30-minute strategy session with Maja and walked away with clear, actionable next steps that immediately sharpened my career search. She combines deep product-leadership insight with a knack for distilling complex challenges into simple, practical guidance. If you’re looking for a coach who delivers high-impact advice in record time, Maja is an outstanding partner."

Get crystal clear on what you want and how to get there

Build a strategic networking system

Position yourself with a strong career narrative

Identify and access the hidden job market

Create visibility without self-promotion burnout

Turn relationships into career leverage

Design a career move that fits your life

At least 2–3 years of work experience (any industry)

Ideal for professionals in tech, product, IT, data, agile, digital, or adjacent roles

Professional Experience (Not Entry-Level)

Openness to self-reflection and honest assessment

Readiness to stop waiting for “the right opportunity” and start shaping one

Willingness to Take Ownership of Your Career

Comfort with trying new approaches 

Willingness to test, learn, and adjust

Ability to receive constructive feedback 

Openness to Feedback & Experimentation

Ambitious and curious individuals who want more from life and are eager to explore new horizons.

Experts looking to make empowered choices that resonate with your values, aspirations, and long-term vision.

Career changers looking for a safe space for self-reflection and exploration of what you’d like to do next.

Tactics get you started. Mindset and science get you unstuck.

Solutions Consultant | Pivot Strategist

Inter-American Dialogue

FinDev Canada

Valsoft Corporation

McGill University

Ivana Wang

Career strategist, 4 pivots across 4 industries, tripled salary landing in AI

Tech Leader | Career Mentor

Apple

Intuit

Logitech

Nora Michalski

Silicon Valley mentor helping high-achievers move from stuck to strategic

Tech Leader | Career & Mindset Coach

Salesforce

Slalom

UC Berkeley

Ryan McNeely

Tech founder, 15+ yrs Silicon Valley, blends ancient wisdom with career strategy

Cohort 1

Most career workshops give you a system and send you home. You take notes, feel motivated, open your laptop the next day, and then something stops you. The message goes unsent. The follow-up never happens. The momentum disappears.That gap between knowing and doing is not a tactics problem. It never was.This workshop covers three layers that every other career program treats separately, if at all. Ivana Wang opens with the GPS System: a proven networking methodology that gets tech professionals into the hidden job market through strategic outreach, not job boards. Ryan McNeely goes deeper with the mindset layer most career programs skip, drawing on decades of study in ancient wisdom and human performance. Kevin Jaimes closes with the science: a quantum mechanics framework that explains, with mathematical rigor, why your mental state directly shapes the opportunities you attract.Three instructors. Three disciplines. One complete system for unlocking the career you have been building toward.

Go from avoiding outreach to executing a system built around how you actually think and communicate.

Master the art of strategic networking and meaningful outreach

Master the inner resilience that makes your strategy sustainable

Master the science behind growth, setbacks, and lasting career success

Tech professionals who have been applying for months with little to show for it and know networking is the answer but not where to start.

Tech professionals planning a career pivot who want to access opportunities before they are ever posted publicly.

Introverted tech professionals who have tried networking, felt drained and awkward, and quietly concluded it just is not for them.

Build the positioning, career assets and communication skills to secure the right role as the clear First Choice Hire.

Career Coach & Hiring Strategist

Block

Buildkite

Redbubble

Nabila Farhat

10+ years in recruiting, helping professionals secure the right role.

First Choice Hire 

Positioning is the ability to make the relevance and value of your experience clear to the people making hiring decisions.Whether you are a mid-career professional, senior leader or specialist, you can improve how you position yourself across your CV, LinkedIn profile, interviews and offer negotiations.Strong experience does not always speak for itself. Employers need to understand what you have achieved, the problems you can solve and why your experience is relevant to the role they're looking to fill.Professionals who position themselves well pursue opportunities more deliberately, present a stronger case for their candidacy, communicate their value with precision in interviews and negotiate from a stronger position.Become the First Choice Hire is a six-week live program designed to help experienced professionals build these skills and apply them throughout the hiring process.The program is:<ul><li>Practical. Apply the work directly to your job search.</li><li>Specific. Know what to write, say and do at each stage.</li><li>Commercially grounded. Understand how employers assess relevance, value and risk.</li><li>Interactive. Learn through live teaching, hot-seat coaching and feedback.</li></ul>

In a competitive job market, positioning makes you the First Choice Hire.

Build a CV that makes the value of your experience clear

Strengthen your LinkedIn positioning and outreach

Build a strong interview story bank

Communicate your value with precision in interviews

Evaluate offers and negotiate from a stronger position

Establish credibility in your first 90 days

You have a clear target role, role family or career direction so you can position yourself for a defined next move.

You have identified the career direction you want to pursue.

You have an established body of professional experience, achievements and examples to draw from.

You have at least 3 years of experience.

Be prepared to think critically, make decisions and complete practical work between sessions.

You are ready to apply the work.

Professionals with 3+ years in their field who know the direction they want to pursue and are ready to secure the right next role.

Mid-career professionals and specialists who have strong experience but need to position its relevance and value more effectively.

Senior professionals and leaders pursuing roles with greater scope, responsibility, influence or commercial impact.

Your relationship with work will never be the same. Learn to build a career with intention, not by default.

Career Wellness Educator

Comcast

The Home Depot

Southern Company

Robert Half

Verizon

Kay Allen Brownlee

Fortune 20 Recruiting Executive turned Career Wellness Educator

CareerMoves Cohort 1

Every day, you help others grow. You recruit talent, develop leaders, support executives, create learning experiences, and help organizations navigate change. But when was the last time you intentionally invested in your own career?CareerMoves was created exclusively for HR, Talent Acquisition, Learning &amp; Development, and Executive Support professionals who are ready to take ownership of their next chapter. Through practical frameworks, proven career strategy, and guided coaching, you'll gain the clarity to understand where you are, the confidence to decide where you're going, and the tools to intentionally build what's next.This isn't another course about finding a job. It's about building a career that evolves with you and preparing for the future of work with purpose, confidence, and intention.Because the professionals who spend their careers helping others succeed deserve to be just as intentional about their own.

CareerMoves - For the Professionals Behind Great Workplaces.

Become the CEO of your career.

Gain clarity about your next move.

Build a personal brand that opens doors.

Navigate today's workplace with confidence.

Create a practical career strategy.

Make career decisions with confidence.

<h3>The Professional Ready for More</h3>You've outgrown where you are and you're ready for a career that challenges, grows, and fulfills you.

<h3>The Career Navigator</h3>You're navigating change by choice or circumstance and want clarity before making your next move.

<h3>The Emerging or Established Leader</h3>You're ready to lead at a higher level without leaving your career growth to chance.

Agentic AI

Coding with AI

AI Workflows

Claude Code

OpenClaw

Vibe Coding

AI Evals

AI Transformation

RAG & Search

AI for PMs

AI for Engineers

AI for Designers

AI for Marketers

AI for Founders

Product Sense

Product Discovery

User Research

Prototyping

Growth

Analytics

Tech Foundations

Strategy

Influence

Leadership

Career Growth

Machine Learning

LLM Ops

Context Eng

Security

System Design

Figma

Design Systems

Visual Design

Design Strategy

Automation

Content Marketing

Demand Gen

Go-to-Market

Product Marketing

Positioning

Social Media

Brand

B2B Marketing

SEO & AEO

AI for Leaders

AI Governance

Communication

Management

People Operations

Exec Presence

Storytelling

Goal-setting

Personal Brand

Fundraising

Everyone

Operators

Data Scientists

Business Analysts

User Researchers

Customer Success

Project Managers

HR Professionals

Sales People

Lawyers

Finance

Investors

Real Estate

Educators

Creators

Introduction and Technical Setup

The Genesis of the Report: Bridging the Interview Gap

The Workforce Crisis: Gen Z and Global Disengagement Statistics

Core Workplace Problems: Values, Agency, and Growth

A Strategic Pathway for Organizational Improvement

Driving Change: The Individual vs. Organizational Approach

Course Outline: A Six-Step Framework for Interview Mastery

Demonstration: A Standard, Passive Job Interview

Demonstration: An Empowered, Proactive Job Interview

Q&A and Audience Feedback

Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Broad professional audience — content relevant across many roles and functions.

Getting promoted, navigating job transitions, and advancing to the next level in your career.

Developing leadership skills — inspiring teams, building culture, navigating organizational complexity, and driving results through others.

The Inner Game of Career Strategy

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John P Dentico, Ed. D. AIMP