Taking Risks and the Magic Loop

In this lesson we discuss the role of risk and of a partnership with your manager in reaching VP. We also look at why managers want their high performers to succeed.

• Recoverable risks speed up a career, and Ethan’s one regret is that he didn’t take more of them.
• Getting to VP took years of lining up stakeholders and a stable, supportive boss, and he was lucky with the timing.
• The “magic loo