How Do You Think About It When You're at Google?

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i worked at google for 12 years, and i tended to do it in kind of three year cycles. It literally took me three years to fully realize what i wanted in that job. In the end, i was the very first chief of staff at gougle ever. But i can tell you right now, i had a conversation with my h r rep the day i left for christmas holidays, and it made me cry,. cause she basically said if you want that type of thing, you might want to consider looking elsewhere.

Ann Hiatt shares valuable lessons learned on career development from her 15 years working alongside Silicon Valley’s top CEOs.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The top three things you can do to develop your career

2) How to deal with the pressures of big-impact opportunities

3) How to carve out your path to promotion when there is none

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— ABOUT ANN —

Ann Hiatt is a best selling author, executive consultant, speaker, and investor. She is a Silicon Valley veteran with 15 years experience reporting directly to CEOs Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Eric Schmidt (Google/Alphabet).

She has published articles in publications such as Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and CNBC. She has also contributed to articles in The New York Times, Economic Times, The Financial Times and Forbes. Her first book, Bet On Yourself, was published by HarperCollins in 2021.

• Book: Bet on Yourself: Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities

• Website: BetonYourselfBook.com

• LinkedIn: Ann Hiatt

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

• Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

• Book: Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs by John Doerr

• Previous episode: 396: Insights into Embracing Emotions at Work with Liz Fosslien

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