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Your job is now other people's decisions, not just your code.
Above senior, the work stops being what you build and starts being what you can get a room to agree on. Nobody hands you the authority to go with it.
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Practical advice for handling difficult conversations at work, at home, and in life.
Learn how to handle difficult conversations with confidence. Tom Day shares practical strategies for building trust, preventing conflict, and creating stronger teams through better communication at work and at home.
How to explain technical ideas to anyone.
Former Microsoft leader Ben Pearce explains how engineers and technical teams can communicate complex ideas clearly, influence stakeholders, gain buy-in, and accelerate career growth using practical communication frameworks.
A more human way to interview as a candidate and get better results.
Get practical job interview tips to boost your interview confidence. Marylin Schlamkow shares how dating principles help you prepare, build rapport, and show your best self. A fresh approach for anyone wanting to ace an interview.
Why most websites fail the basics, and how to fix yours.
Fix weak websites fast: sharpen messaging, add proof, speed up pages, simplify navigation, and optimise calls to action. A practical website optimisation guide for higher conversions.
How to turn a bold plan into collective action across the company.
Learn how to launch a company strategy that lands so everyone understands, owns, and delivers it with clarity and momentum.
Small edits. Big first impressions.
Retoucher Beth Perkins shares five quick photo edits to boost trust and brand impact—crop, exposure, white balance, vibrancy, and cleanup. Better headshots and product images fast.
Interview secrets to help you get hired and hire the people you want.
Sam Grill reveals how candidates show impact and how managers run faster, fairer interviews. Great questions, better decisions, less bias—hire and get hired.
How to speak like a leader, get noticed, and earn trust.
Cheryl Warlow’s executive communication playbook: earn time, write emails leaders act on, lead with recommendations, handle tough questions, and land impact in the boardroom.
How to say what needs to be said and drive lasting change.
Coach Clem Pickering and Jeremy share a feedback playbook—timing, wording, and See-Think-Feel-Intent—to build trust, raise performance, and make 1:1s and reviews actually work.
Find your voice and build your presence on LinkedIn.
Creator Jack Ralph on beating posting fear, finding ideas, and making standout LinkedIn videos without fancy gear. Grow reach, win clients, and build a personal brand that converts.
How to sell yourself and land the role you want.
Marylin Schlamkow turns job search into a sales pipeline: target lists, tailored outreach, storytelling, follow-ups, and CRM discipline to win interviews and offers faster.
Free, ungated, and written by the guests themselves.
Download Tom Day’s Manual of Us to align your team before a project begins. Define roles, objectives, values, ways of working, and success criteria to improve collaboration, build trust, and prevent conflict in high-performing teams.
Tom DayPDF · 442 KB
Download Tom Day’s Manual of Me to help your team understand your working style, strengths, communication preferences, and motivations. A practical template for building trust, improving teamwork, and preventing conflict before it starts.
Tom DayPDF · 348 KB
Learn how to explain technical ideas clearly using Ben Pearce’s AOREN framework. A practical guide for engineers and technical leaders to improve communication, influence stakeholders, structure presentations, and drive action.
Ben PearcePDF · 144 KB
Boost your interview confidence with this dating-inspired guide. Learn how to prepare, build rapport, answer clearly, and show up as your real self. Download the guide and listen to the episode for practical job interview tips that get results.
Marylin SchlamkowPDF · 1.6 MB
Free guide from Craig Burgess on fixing common website mistakes. Learn how to improve speed, clarity, content, and design using free tools. Make your site perform better, look professional, and actually win you customers.
Craig BurgessPDF · 197 KB
Learn how to turn strategy into action with Andy Toor’s practical toolkit. Includes conversation guides, manager scripts, and weekly reflection tools to help every team understand, own, and deliver the plan.
Andy ToorPDF · 1.5 MB
Learn five pro editing techniques from retoucher Beth Perkins to make every photo look sharp, consistent, and credible. Perfect for LinkedIn, personal brands, and business profiles.
Beth PerkinsPDF · 5.4 MB
Cheryl Warlow’s playbook for communicating with senior leaders. Learn how to earn attention, structure messages that land, and make every executive interaction count.
Cheryl WarlowPDF · 7.7 MB
Clem Pickering’s toolkit for giving and receiving feedback that works. Learn models, frameworks, and habits to build trust, improve performance, and lead with confidence.
Clem PickeringPDF · 7.7 MB
Jack Ralph’s bold guide to creating LinkedIn posts that stand out. Learn how to start strong, show your human side, and build authentic visibility that leads to opportunity.
Jack RalphPDF · 3.9 MB
Transform your job search into a sales pipeline with Marylin Schlamkow’s 10-step framework. Prospect smarter, tell your story with impact, and close the role you want.
Marylin SchlamkowPDF · 118 KB
Advance your career by taking action. Learn how to grow through side projects, public learning, and sharing progress — a hands-on guide to building skills that stick.
Kevin McDonnellPDF · 97 KBMost people sit between two of these. Have a look at the others.
You're good at the work. Now you want the next thing.
You can ship. What's less obvious is how careers actually move: who notices, what to say, and which of the thousand things people tell you is worth acting on.
You're leading the team you were recently part of.
The skills that got you here are not the ones that keep a team healthy. Most of the job is now conversations nobody trained you for.
You set the direction, and own it when it doesn't land.
At this level the hard part isn't deciding. It's getting an organisation to act on the decision, hire against it, and keep going when it becomes inconvenient.
You're building the thing and running the business around it.
Nobody sets your priorities and nobody covers for you. The work is deciding what to raise, what to build, who to sell to, and how to keep going.
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