🇬🇧 From Leadership to Account Executive - The Realities of Leadership and Career Growth | Alan Ruchtein - Insider.

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 --- 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 --- Alan Ruchtein on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanruchtein/ Dominic Klingberg on Linkedin: --- 🚀 This episode is brought to you by SDRs of Germany - The Sales Community for the DACH Market for networking and education. Advance your career and join the community: https://www.sdrsofgermany.com/