Individual Contributor Careers
summary
Shows that PowerShell automates Windows admin tasks and was built despite internal resistance and a five year career setback and then succeeds; quantifies impact with a concrete 20x amplification goal (amplify others rather than just code); argues promotion criteria: technical twinkle, measurable business impact, and community collaboration; emphasizes soft skills, mentors versus sponsors, luck in project choice, occasional multi‑year failures, and doing manager stints to learn executive pressures.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 8:43Impostor syndrome
- 17:29IC vs management
- 25:37Why senior ICs manage briefly
- 29:12Traits for senior IC
- 32:42Mentors sponsors supporters
- 35:55Career conversations
- 41:12Conclusion
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