Everyone wants to make a career fast. But there are people that have climbed the career ladder all the way up to a management role and then decide to "take a step back" and work as an individual contributor again. Alan Ruchtein is one of them. He worked for the well-known Banking Startup Revolut as a sales manager, before he decided to work as an Account Executive again.

We talked about:

- Why did he decide to move from management to individual contributor again?

- What can you do now, to become a manager in the upcoming months/years?

- What are the pitfalls when transitioning from individual contributor to leadership?

- What skills does a leader need to have nowadays?

- Why chasing a title or salary will not make you happy

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Alan: "ALWAYS BE CURIOUS AND BE OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE"

Recommendation: Join the Pavillion Sales Network

Book recommendation: Never split the difference - Chriss Voss

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Alan Ruchtein on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanruchtein/

Dominic Klingberg on Linkedin:

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