Jobs and more jobs

Hi 👋

As you might’ve guessed from last week’s post, the overarching goal is to get back to the market and find a job.

Luckily, savings will last for a few months still, so there’s a bit of room to manoeuvre and be selective—at least at the beginning— about what kind of companies to apply to. Of course, the more time passes, the less selective you can be. I applied to a few interesting startups this week, and got some positive signals, had one intro interview already and there are a few more in the near future. The bad part of the process is having to answer questions like: “what’s your dream in life?”

It’s important to me that the job aligns as much as possible to the values and experiences I want to have. A tool I’ve found useful is to map out my goals, motivations, preferred languages, dealbreakers… to judge a role against the map. The canvas below is not exhaustive and could be more specific in certain areas to provide clarity, but it’s a good start:

This week’s briefer:

• Why innovation heroes are a sign of a dysfunctional organization.

• Root cause is a fallacy.

• Leah & Tanja Lau conversation

In one of my first posts, I wrote about how knowing about other roles can be incredibly helpful and enriching, as you can see more of the big picture, and also cultivate empathy.

I’ve been following Leah Tharin for a bit now, she’s creating insightful stuff about product. This episode of her podcast was wonderful. Some insights from this episode: