The podcast delves into the personal nature of burnout for high achievers, discussing the importance of setting boundaries and finding hobbies. Real-world examples and insights are shared, highlighting how burnout stems from success. The episode explores balancing work and life, adopting a long-term career view, and avoiding low-energy work.

Crafting a compelling career story is essential in today's job market, where storytelling can highlight achievements and authenticity. The podcast discusses the 6 steps of career storytelling, shedding light on moving from a lone wolf to a team player and choosing between a startup or big tech job. The host provides coaching on grit, patience, and tenure, emphasizing the importance of effective communication in career development and success.

The podcast discusses shedding poor perceptions in the workplace, navigating power dynamics, the up/down/across model of collaboration, compromising, the founder mindset in a large org, and more. The caller's struggle to change people's perception of them and whether to optimize for short or long-term career wins are explored.

A caller in a live coaching session discusses dissatisfaction with their current role and seeks guidance on their next job. The podcast delves into choosing between startups and late-stage companies, exploring compensation expectations and risk tolerance. It also examines the challenges of transitioning from a management to an individual contributor role.

In this podcast, the host discusses a live coaching session with a listener who is unsure about joining a tech company. They explore the challenges of navigating multiple roles and career growth, transitioning to a BIPO-founded company, and developing and implementing a strategy. The importance of patience, grit, and relationship building for career progression is emphasized.

In this episode, the host introduces a new segment called live coaching where they discuss the career prospects of a highly skilled technical problem solver. They provide advice on framing and explaining work to recruiters and managers, and discuss the importance of developing management skills for career growth. They also discuss the strategy of connecting with talent teams at venture capitalists to find job opportunities.

Peter Yang, Product Lead at Roblox, discusses advancing mid to late-stage product management careers. Topics include pursuing growth over promotion, optimizing for company stage, knowing when to leave a company, trade-offs between compensation and tenure, and why top companies offer high compensation.

This podcast episode explores the complications of mentorship, including navigating available resources, being coachable, and tips for mentors and mentees. It discusses the importance of separating company success from career success, forming a 'Personal Board of Directors,' and finding alternative mentorship options. It also highlights the value of free online content, the importance of providing context in mentorship conversations, and the cautionary tale of extremists and contrarians. Building relationships, maximizing mentorship, and finding a supportive community are also discussed.

Today’s episode breaks down my 5 rules for optimizing the most important product in your professional life: your career. These rules synthesize some of the key takeaways from all of my other content about product management and career growth. I break down why each rule matters, and outline some associated mistakes and misconceptions that you should avoid. Whether you’re at a career juncture or are firmly positioned in a role, these rules come with actionable tactics you can implement tomorrow. Ultimately, I believe that following these rules will lead you to a healthier career where you think long-term and control your own outcomes. Today’s discussion covers 5 rules:1. Product manage your career like a product2. Ensure each transition is career additive3. Who you know will matter as much as what you know4. Find a strength area and build a superpower around it5. Bet on yourself Timestamps:[00:00:00] Intro[00:01:33] Overview of the 5 rules[00:02:00] Rule #1 Product manage your career like a product[00:05:43] The importance of seeking out feedback[00:07:13] Rule #2: Ensure each transition is career additive[00:10:40] The external vs internal realities of a company[00:13:08] Rule #3 Who you know will matter as much as what you know[00:15:03] How to build your network authentically[00:18:38] Rule #4 Find a strength area and build a superpower around it[00:21:16] The shadows of your superpowers[00:22:08] Rule #5 Bet on yourself[00:24:08] Why promotions don’t guarantee you’re advancing[00:26:11] Conclusion References- My Product School talk on the 4 essential product skills: https://productschool.com/product-podcast/pm-to-csuite-by-facebook-vp-of-product/- My podcast on the shadows of superpowers, part 1: https://www.skip.community/shadows-of-your-superpowers-part-1/- My podcast on the shadows of superpowers, part 2: https://www.skip.community/shadows-of-superpowers-part-2/ Where to find Nikhyl:Twitter: https://twitter.com/nikhylLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhyl/ Where to find The Skip Podcast:Website: https://www.skip.show/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theskippodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theskippodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4oT2rxMsRP64h9NXuA11DJApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skip-podcast/id1663529202

Today’s episode is the second part, and deeper analysis, on “the shadows of your superpowers”. These are a type of development areas that are associated with your greatest strengths. I use example personas to detail 5 common shadows I’ve noticed across my career and coaching. For each, I breakdown why the shadow is elusive, common reactions to receiving feedback around it, and actionable advice for addressing the development area. Whether these shadows remind you of yourself or of others - in a personal or professional context - this reflection will help you cast the shadows into the light.Today’s discussion covers:A recap of the “shadows” conceptExecuter who struggles to be a team player (Martin)Strong opinions, tightly held (Jackie)Team builder who becomes too political (Max)Organizational expert who is too hands-off (Jenny)Company veteran who struggles to innovate (Evan)How you can apply these reflectionsTimestamps:[00:00:00] Recapping the “shadows” concept[00:02:00] Where to apply these insights in your life[00:04:38] Example #1: Executer who struggles to be a team player (Martin)[00:09:31] Advice for Martin[00:13:07] Example #2: Strong opinions, tightly held (Jackie)[00:14:18] Advice for Jackie[00:17:17] Example #3: Team builder who becomes too political (Max)[00:19:12] Advice for political Max[00:23:24] Example #4: Organizational expert who is too hands-off (Jenny)[00:25:06] Advice for Jenny[00:29:16] Example #5: Company veteran who struggles to innovate (Evan)[00:33:09] Advice for Evan[00:36:57] ConclusionWhere to find Nikhyl:Twitter: https://twitter.com/nikhylLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhyl/Where to find The Skip Podcast:Website: https://www.skip.show/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theskippodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theskippodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4oT2rxMsRP64h9NXuA11DJApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skip-podcast/id1663529202