Act like an executive, not an employee

Introducing... The Exec Track. 🚀 Breaking through to the most senior roles requires more than just being great at your job. There’s an under-discussed shift between what it takes to go from an employee to an executive. There’s an under-discussed shift between what it takes to go from an employee to an executive. In the first stage of your career, you’re learning mostly hard skills: advanced analytics, presentation building, or writing bigger and better PRDs. You can prove competency through work output and get promoted fast. But in order to reach the executive level (and ideally before then) you have to cultivate a different set of skills. You have to present to larger groups, deliver feedback to your team, negotiate and influence peers, and take an ownership mindset. Over the last 15 years as a founder/CEO, I’ve spent countless hours mastering these skills via exec coaching, management training programs, CEO support groups, and online courses. Today, Maven is launching the program I wish I’d had 15 years ago: [The Exec Track](. [Explore The Exec Track]( In The Exec Track series, we're unveiling the hidden playbook that separates high-potential talent from the future founders, CEOs, and executives at companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, and more. Without these skills, you risk getting stuck in middle management. Mastering them puts you on the shortlist for every promotion opportunity. If you're ready to break through to the next level of your career, [these lessons are for you](. Gagan CEO, Maven PS. A few highlighted courses from the new collection: - [Executive Communication & Influence for Senior ICs and Managers]( with Wes Kao (co-founder of Maven, altMBA) - [Forging Titans: Achieve Outlier Performance as a Leader]( with Dr. Julie Gurner (Executive Coach) - [Mastering Networking & Relationship-Building in Tech]( with Whitnie Narcisse (Partner, First Round) - [Scale Yourself: Cultivate Calm & Avoid Burnout at Work]( with Jonny Miller (Founder, Nervous System Mastery) - [Build Your Personal Brand to Catalyze Your Career]( with Alisa Cohn (Executive Coach)   Over 40,000+ professionals have leveled up with Maven Maven Learning, Inc., 10900 Research Blvd 160C, PM3086, Austin, Texas 78759, USA [Unsubscribe]() Â