BY ANNE ODELL

What got you here
won’t lead you there.

What got you here
won’t lead you there.

The unwritten rules of moving into senior leadership—and succeeding once you’re there.

The unwritten rules of moving into senior leadership—and succeeding once you’re there.

10+ years inside a Fortune 10 company · 5+ years operating in senior leadership

Anne Odell, pink suit portrait

THE SECOND SKILLSET

Doing excellent work gets you into the conversation.

Doing excellent work gets you into the conversation.

The Second Skillset determines whether you’re trusted with more.

The Second Skillset determines whether you’re trusted with more.

Early in your career, being great at the work can take you far.

But as your scope increases, the criteria change.

You are no longer evaluated only on what you execute. You are evaluated on how you think, how you communicate, how you influence and whether senior leaders trust your judgment when the answer isn’t obvious.

That’s the Second Skillset.

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JUDGMENT

Making strong decisions when there isn’t a playbook.

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JUDGMENT

Making strong decisions when there isn’t a playbook.

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COMMUNICATION

Turning complexity into the information people actually need to make a decision.

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INFLUENCE

Building alignment before authority becomes necessary.

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PERCEPTION

Understanding how your decisions, communication and leadership are interpreted by the people determining your scope.

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IDEAS FOR OPERATING AT THE NEXT LEVEL

The things nobody puts in the leadership handbook.

The things nobody puts in the leadership handbook.

The decisions, conversations and unwritten rules that start to matter as your scope gets bigger.

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JUDGMENT

How senior leaders make decisions when there isn’t a clear right answer.

How senior leaders make decisions when there isn’t a clear right answer.

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MANAGING UP

What changes when your manager expects judgment, not just updates.

What changes when your manager expects judgment, not just updates.

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COMMUNICATION

How to turn a week’s worth of information into the five minutes leadership actually needs.

How to turn a week’s worth of information into the five minutes leadership actually needs.

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INFLUENCE

Why the meeting before the meeting often matters more than the meeting itself.

Why the meeting before the meeting often matters more than the meeting itself.

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PERCEPTION

The behaviors that quietly make senior leaders question whether you’re ready for more.

The behaviors that quietly make senior leaders question whether you’re ready for more.

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CAREER STRATEGY

How to build evidence, position your work and make the case for bigger scope.

How to build evidence, position your work and make the case for bigger scope.

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WORK WITH ANNE

You don’t need more generic career advice.

You don’t need more generic career advice.

You need someone who can see the gap between how you’re operating now and what the next level actually requires.

You need someone who can see the gap between how you’re operating now and what the next level actually requires.

My work is for ambitious professionals who are already good at what they do.

You may be leading a team, managing significant scope, or already operating at a level you once worked toward.

But the questions have changed.

This is the work we do together.

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PRIVATE ADVISORY

For the career inflection points that require more than advice.

For the career inflection points that require more than advice.

Private advisory is for professionals navigating bigger scope, senior-level promotions, leadership challenges and the decisions that shape what comes next.

$3,000

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STRATEGIC SESSION

For the problem you need to solve now.

For the problem you need to solve now.

Focused 1:1 sessions for a specific leadership, career or communication challenge.

$500

You already know how to work hard.

You already know how to work hard.

The next level requires knowing where to apply it.

The next level requires knowing where to apply it.