Career Accelerator for Individual Contributors - Reach Your Career Goals, Faster

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1 Day

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Cohort-based Course

Double down on the 5 key skills that are force multipliers for individual contributors. Increase your value, build your brand, and level up.

Google
The Wharton School

Course overview

More recognition, more impact, reaching your career goals, faster

Before you can be a group lead or a Manager, you need to be a high impact, low maintenance individual contributor.


If you have ~3 years work experience, unlocking the 5 key skills will make you an irreplaceable asset to your organization. And if you're in the top 10% of each of these 5 skills, you'll position yourself in the top 1% of all talent.


If you are able to take what you learn from this course and get a promotion (let's say, a $7,500 raise), then the cost of the course ($750) then that's a 10X ROI.


My goal is to help you reach your career goals, faster.

- Sometimes, that's in finding you a new project.

- Sometimes, that's in how you position your asks.

- Sometimes, that's in how you find ways to provide value to your team that is unique to you.


Doing all of this will result in you being better at your job. And when you get better at your job, you get harder problems to solve. And those harder problems tend to get you promoted.


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You're a high achiever who's used to success and you landed your dream job, right out of college.


But since starting your corporate job, things have been off. Your hard work isn't paying off, and you're not getting the opportunities you deserve. It's frustrating and you're starting to doubt yourself, wondering "where did I go wrong, where did I go off track?"


Boy, have I heard that before.


You don't know what you don't know, and if this is your first job or you have <3 years of work experience, you're facing topics that school never prepared you for. Such as:


→ Being "manageable"

→ Staying top of mind for your busy Manager

→ How to take negative feedback (constantly)

→ Picking the right projects with outsized impact

→ How to ask for a promotion

→ Not knowing where to start



HAVE YOU EVER...


Felt stuck because you're working hard but you're not getting the accolades you deserve?


Seen co-workers (less talented than you) get selected for projects that match your skill set?


Prepared hours for a presentation to senior leadership, only for them to zone out?


Struggled with talking about your work in a way that doesn't trigger your imposter syndrome?


Thought you were aligned with your Manager, only turns out you were both on different pages?


Been a top performer in school, only to struggle when you entered the corporate world?


Thought something was wrong with you and wondered if you're cut out for the corporate world?


NEWSFLASH: THE CORPORATE JOB IS A GAME.

And this course will help you learn the rules so you can play the game to win the game.


In this course, I will share everything that I have learned (as well as from others) during my 12+ years in Big Tech,.


The result?

- Driving value that the corporation cares about

- Getting unstuck and knowing what skills are "signals" vs "noise"

- Getting better, more impactful projects

- Increasing your leverage which ultimately builds your brand


What to expect:

This is an interactive course with in-depth discussion, Q&A, examples, exercises, and tactics you can apply immediately. There are 3 hours of live instruction, all live on Zoom taught personally by me. We will focus on both the "why" and tactical pieces around the "how."


This also includes:

• Scripts for tricky work scenarios (so you don't have to reinvent the wheel)

• Real-life examples

• Hands-on experiences

• Live coaching as we walk through key examples

• Your ability to rehearse and practice with me

• Cohort-style learning where you engage with others, learn from each other, and start building a strong(er) network


My goal is to help you drastically understand what drives value in a corporate job, what Managers appreciate (and look out for), and how you can position yourself so that when that next high-impact project comes down the line... your name comes up first.


What I teach will give you the playbook for what it takes to succeed in the corporate job. Then, you will take it and implement it with continued practice.

This course is for you if:

01

You're working hard but being passed for opportunities


Your work doesn't feel valued or recognized. You feel stalled and need a boost

02

You're ~3 years into a role in Tech or Tech adjacent company


You want to work on the right projects, get the top rating, make more money.

03

You want to minimize trial and error



You want the tribal knowledge to accelerate faster in your career

What you’ll get out of this course

Get the edge in the corporate job so you can succeed and accelerate faster

Differentiate yourself from your peers by learning the corporate game playbook that you didn't learn in school. This gives you the edge from day 1.

Make your Manager your #1 advocate by helping them reach their goals (so you can reach your goals)

You'll learn how to speak to your Manager, build trust, and how to handle feedback so you can make them your #1 advocate who supports your career goals.

Turn your co-workers into your work allies who can provide valuable support and advocacy for you

Discover what it takes to be a good teammate, the types of co-workers you want on your side, and how to leverage them to help you excel in your role.

Increase your impact, visibility, and overall value you provide to the team

Learn how the most important word in the corporate job is "Impact" and how to showcase the value you're bringing (without feeling like you're the teacher's pet)

Get you more inbound projects and opportunities by strenghtening your personal brand

Adopt the behaviors of busy Execs so you can elevate your brand and go from "beginner" to "high performer"

This course includes

4 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

12 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

Projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Dec 6

    Dec

    6

    Session 1 - It starts with yourself

    Fri 12/65:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

    Learn the rules of the corporate game

    1 item

    Change your mindset, changing your life

    1 item

    Dec

    6

    Session 2 - Your Work

    Fri 12/66:00 PM—6:45 PM (UTC)

    Present your work

    1 item

    Own your impact

    1 item

    Work loudly

    1 item

    Dec

    6

    Session 3 - Your Relationships

    Fri 12/66:45 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    Take feedback like a pro

    1 item

    Your Co-Workers

    1 item

    Your Manager

    1 item

    Dec

    6

    Session 4 - Your Performance

    Fri 12/67:30 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)

    Performance Reviews Made Easy

    1 item

    Promotions

    1 item

    Resources and Links for easy access

    1 item

    Key Lessons I've learned

    1 item

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What students are saying

Meet your instructor

Sally Ivester

Sally Ivester

I've always been a hard worker. When I faced a challenge, I'd just "work harder" to overcome it. And while that work ethic helped me excel in high school to get into an Ivy League college, I quickly realized it didn't work in the corporate world.


When I started my first job, I stumbled. I faced things I had never dealt with before - speaking about my work, managing my Manager, and struggling under the pressure of "everything is a priority". I had no one to lean on - my parents couldn't advise me. I didn't have a mentor, a coach, or a playbook to follow - I had to figure it out on my own.


So, I created what I couldn't find - a practical guide to succeeding in the corporate job. I studied the habits and strategies of high-performers, and put together a practical guide that helps you stand out in the corporate job without the cringe.


And it's designed for the NEW ways of working - where job security is fleeting and where your network is your net worth. It'll help you get a competitive edge and separate you from everyone else.


I'm excited to share this with you so you can start applying it to your own career -- I can't wait to see where you go :)


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