Work Tactics: Finding a Job, Negotiating Comp, Managing Up, Getting Promoted and More with Lenny Rachitsky

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Chris Hutchins

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🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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#90: Top podcast host, Lenny Rachitsky joins Chris to discuss work-related techniques for success. They talk about finding a job that aligns with your interests, ways to stand out and get noticed, nailing your interview, effectively negotiating your compensation, managing up, and strategies to getting promoted. Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan), an engineer turned startup founder and former product manager at Airbnb is the creator of Lenny’s Newsletter and the wildly popular podcast, Lenny’s Podcast. Lenny is well-known as one of the top minds in the world when it comes to building product, driving growth, and helping people accelerate their careers. Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/work-lenny-rachitsky Partner Deals Daffy: Free $25 to give to the charity of your choice Pacaso: Free early access to listings and $2,500+ in closing credits Rocket Money: Easily cancel your unused subscriptions Athletic Greens: Free 1 year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs Selected Links From The Episode Connect with Lenny Rachitsky: Twitter | Website | Podcast | Newsletter | TikTok Lenny’s Job Board Lenny’s Newsletter The 10 Commandments of Salary Negotiation How to Get Promoted Product Management Career Ladders Saying No Medium: What Seven Years at Airbnb Taught Me About Building a Business Lenny’s Talent Collective Airbnb Alumni Investing Syndicate: AirAngels Focus App: Centered Loom “State of Me” Email Template “Sprint” Template Podcasts: All the Hacks #37: The Surprising Habits of Backable People with Suneel Gupta #72: Increasing Productivity, Procrastinating Less and Living a Happier, Healthier Life with Ali Abdaal #63: Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and Becoming So Good They Can’t Ignore You with Cal Newport #7: Managing Your Time to Get More Done with Laura Vanderkam Books: Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Lenny and Chris’ California Recommendations Cavallo Point Lodge Andy Goldsworthy's Wood Line Fairfax Mount Tam Mountain Biking Fish Mill Valley Lumberyard Flour Craft Bakery Full Show Notes Introduction to Lenny Rachitsky (00:00) Content that’s applicable outside of product management (01:37) Lenny’s Job Board (04:18) Reverse job search feature: “spotlight” (07:07) Four points to focus on when identifying your interests (07:42) Finding value in a variety of experiences (15:53) How to stand out and get noticed (17:43) Advice on how to nail an interview (24:42) Negotiating your salary and compensation (27:28) What to optimize for when working for a company (33:28) Finding the way to make an impact (34:43) How to get promoted effectively (35:48) Finding the right balance and value of saying “no” (42:10) Being effective with your output so you can make the most significant impact (48:24) Deciding when it’s time to move on (52:11) Tips for structuring your free time (55:14) Experimenting with creation (56:53) Chris’ next steps (1:00:19) Managing up: keeping your manager aware of what you’re doing (1:00:52) Lenny and Chris’ California recommendations (1:02:56) Where to find Lenny Rachitsky online (1:05:21) Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Facebook | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to another episode of All the Hacks, a show about upgrading your
0:05.4	life, money, and travel.
0:07.3	I'm your host, Chris Hutchins, and today we're going to talk about the best strategies and
0:11.0	tactics for your work.
0:12.9	That means finding a job you love, interviewing, negotiating your comp, managing up, making
0:17.8	an impact, getting promoted, and a lot more.
0:20.7	And to do this, I'm joined by Lenny Ritchitsky, who sold his company to Airbnb in 2012 and
0:25.8	spent seven years working in product across the company, before leaving to start his newsletter
0:30.4	and more recently podcast.
0:32.4	Now Lenny is well known as one of the top minds in the world when it comes to building
0:36.4	and growing software products, and his podcast Lenny's podcast is the number one product
0:41.6	podcast in the world.
0:43.5	But building products is not why we're here today.
0:46.4	It's because he's written so many amazing newsletters about professional work that I've
0:50.7	personally found so valuable to my career.
0:54.0	So whether you're looking for a job right now, trying to have more impact in your current
0:58.3	role or thinking about what's next, I am sure you'll love this episode.
1:02.5	And speaking of jobs, I have a big announcement to share on my end.
1:06.4	After three amazing years at Wealthfront, I am finally stepping away to focus on all the
1:11.4	hacks full time starting tomorrow December 1st.
1:15.0	It's a bit of a scary jump to leave a stable job, but I love what I'm doing with the
1:18.8	podcast and newsletter so much that I felt like I had to see what was possible if I
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