Archive - Silicon Ladders

Maybe You Should Stop Attending Big Meetings

You Might Be Able to Reclaim Hours of Your Life at Very Little Cost

Aug 6 •

July 2024

Understanding Where Promotions Come From In Your Org

There is an incomplete truth at the heart of most performance review processes: that you get rewarded with a promotion when you make your customers more…

Jul 30 •

Why Most Career Advice is Useless

Survivorship and Sampling Bias

Jul 23 •

Don’t Be a Finisher, Be a Starter

Alec Baldwin May Have Gotten it Wrong with "Always Be Closing"

Jul 16 •

Have You Found Your George Washington?

What the Founding Fathers Can Teach You About Getting Promoted

Jul 9 •

How to Write Peer Reviews for Fun and Profit

Peer Reviews Aren’t a Chore, They’re An Opportunity

Jul 2 •

June 2024

New Role? Consider What Can’t Be Taken From You

Finding Contentment Through Workplace Stoicism

Jun 25 •

The “Save Points” Theory of Career Growth

Maximizing Career Growth for the Bold and Ambitious

Jun 18 •

What Are the Most Prestigious Tech Companies to Work For in 2024?

Bigcos, Startups, and Student Favorites

Jun 11 •

How to Get Promoted: Visibility

To Be Promoted You First Have to Be Seen

Jun 4 •

May 2024

Your First Role at a Big Company Will Probably Suck

Just Embrace It

May 28 •

You Must Be Likable

May 21 •

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