This is really resonated with me, especially when thinking about career growth. We often stress about picking the right path, but this piece reframes the problem in a much more useful way: are we actually building a setup that makes good decisions easier over time ? Shifting the focus from one big choices to consistent stacking the odds feels both practical and motivating.
Thank you for sharing these thoughts, it's a great framework that is something anyone can consistently work on. Breaking down bigger goals into incremental improvements takes something that seems hard to reach and brings it closer with each step.
I'd love to here your thoughts on a few deep dives here:
1. In what ways (and at what points in your career) have you created odd-stacking habits? I see some early career anecdotes but I'm curious to hear how your focus on improvement has changed?
2. Having recently been 'rejected' (that sounds so much harsher than it was) for a promotional role, I think highlighting growth mindset and picking items you can control makes such a difference in rebounding. Outside of work, I have grown to love trying new things. This also means failing at new things, but reframing everything as a learning experience help prevent the 'fear of failure' or 'fear of imperfection' from creeping in. Still, I think handling repeated failures in trying to aim for a single type of job may sometimes signal the need to pivot. What are your thoughts on handling repeated failures within this Odds stacking framework? When does considering change come in to play?
1. Earlier in my career, I actually praticed many of the odds stacking habits without realizing this particular framework. I had mentors and sponsors even when I was at a junior level, and I would talk about my career aspirations and discuss career strategies with leaders I met. I knew very early on that leaders here really wanted me to succeed and by letting them know where I wanted to go could help them help me more effectively. I have only recently formalized this framework when delivering interview feedbacks to the candidates who didn't get the role.
2. This is a good question. Under this framework, there are two scenarios: 1) if you are able to significantly improve odds at each of the steps and you still get setbacks. Don't be discouraged, it's just a matter of time for those odds to work in your favor; 2) if you are not able to improve step-wise odds no matter how hard you try, then you need to pivot and change. This signals the odds are inherently constrained by your environment and factors outside of your control. I hope this makes sense.
This is really resonated with me, especially when thinking about career growth. We often stress about picking the right path, but this piece reframes the problem in a much more useful way: are we actually building a setup that makes good decisions easier over time ? Shifting the focus from one big choices to consistent stacking the odds feels both practical and motivating.
Thank you for sharing these thoughts, it's a great framework that is something anyone can consistently work on. Breaking down bigger goals into incremental improvements takes something that seems hard to reach and brings it closer with each step.
I'd love to here your thoughts on a few deep dives here:
1. In what ways (and at what points in your career) have you created odd-stacking habits? I see some early career anecdotes but I'm curious to hear how your focus on improvement has changed?
2. Having recently been 'rejected' (that sounds so much harsher than it was) for a promotional role, I think highlighting growth mindset and picking items you can control makes such a difference in rebounding. Outside of work, I have grown to love trying new things. This also means failing at new things, but reframing everything as a learning experience help prevent the 'fear of failure' or 'fear of imperfection' from creeping in. Still, I think handling repeated failures in trying to aim for a single type of job may sometimes signal the need to pivot. What are your thoughts on handling repeated failures within this Odds stacking framework? When does considering change come in to play?
Thanks Tess! To answer your questions:
1. Earlier in my career, I actually praticed many of the odds stacking habits without realizing this particular framework. I had mentors and sponsors even when I was at a junior level, and I would talk about my career aspirations and discuss career strategies with leaders I met. I knew very early on that leaders here really wanted me to succeed and by letting them know where I wanted to go could help them help me more effectively. I have only recently formalized this framework when delivering interview feedbacks to the candidates who didn't get the role.
2. This is a good question. Under this framework, there are two scenarios: 1) if you are able to significantly improve odds at each of the steps and you still get setbacks. Don't be discouraged, it's just a matter of time for those odds to work in your favor; 2) if you are not able to improve step-wise odds no matter how hard you try, then you need to pivot and change. This signals the odds are inherently constrained by your environment and factors outside of your control. I hope this makes sense.