From Leadership to Account Executive - The Realities of Leadership and Career Growth | Alan Ruchtein - Insider.

Everyone wants to make a career fast. But there are people that
have climbed the career ladder all the way up to a management
role and then decide to "take a step back" and work as an
individual contributor again. Alan Ruchtein is one of them. He
worked for the well-known Banking Startup Revolut as a sales
manager, before he decided to work as an Account Executive again.





We talked about:


- Why did he decide to move from management to individual
contributor again?


- What can you do now, to become a manager in the upcoming
months/years?


- What are the pitfalls when transitioning from individual
contributor to leadership?


- What skills does a leader need to have nowadays?


- Why chasing a title or salary will not make you happy


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Alan: "ALWAYS BE CURIOUS AND BE OUT OF YOUR COMFORT
ZONE"


Recommendation: Join the Pavillion Sales Network


Book recommendation: Never split the difference - Chriss Voss


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Alan Ruchtein on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanruchtein/


Dominic Klingberg on Linkedin:


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