Video description
Advancing in a large organization requires more than just being good at your job. Many of these skills and practices are not obvious and seldom taught. In teaching some of these practices, this course will help you learn how to better manage your time and relationships, find space to innovate, and take advantage of all the perks and benefits of working at a large company, so that you can not only survive but also thrive in your role.
What you’ll learn and how to apply it
- By the end of this course, you will have new tools and ways of thinking that will improve your daily outlook, give you more opportunities to advance, and avoid overwork at a large organization.
This course is for you because
- You're new to working at a large company and want some tactics and practices to avoid making mistakes and having an unpleasant worklife.
- You want to become better at managing relationships and using your time wisely.
- You want to work on advancing your career and effectiveness at work.
Prerequisites
- You're working in a large company
- Your job is focused on how the organization runs, either by helping management, being a manager, or aspiring to one of those roles
Table of contents
- Course Introduction
- Module 1: Cultivate your Style and Character
- Module 2: How does a BigCo Work?
- Module 3: Mentors are Nice, Champions are Better
- Module 4: Asking Questions Leads to Homework for You
- Module 5: Assign Homework to Filter out Vampires
- Module 6: To Innovate, Hide Out
- Module 7: Slides are Docs
- Module 8: Always Have an Ask Ready to Go
- Module 9: Embrace Work/Life Imbalance
Product information
- Title: How to Survive and Thrive in a Big Company: Tactics and Practices to Manage Your Time and Relationships
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2024
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 0790145433008
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