Welcome to a special episode featuring key moments from my presentation at the very first Lenny and Friends Summit in San Francisco. In this talk, I've distilled the most valuable career insights I've gained from coaching product managers and creating PM content over the past 12 months. In this highlight reel of career advice, I discuss:

Rethinking retirement
The career-defining question every leader should ask
Power years versus foundational years
Leveraging career stories
Finding peak roles
Understanding the shadow of your superpower
The relationship between personal brand and reputation
Breaking down burnout
Building your support network through Skip Community

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Timestamps:

(00:00) How to help the Skip community

(01:37) Lenny’s Summit

(04:10) Breaking your career into levels

(07:33) Crafting a compelling career story

(10:26) All elite PMs find “peak roles”

(12:15) “The reputation you build today is the brand you’ll have tomorrow”

(13:17) Avoiding burnout

(16:13) Knowing the shadow of your superpower

(18:13) Don’t build a career alone

(18:53) Summary of advice

(20:19) Special announcement

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