Jason Silver

Episode 326: Jason Silver on bringing joy to work, the importance of agency, and why decisions make you stressed

December 5th, 2023  |  1 hr 46 mins

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

For this episode, Rob and I interviewed Jason Silver. He’s a startup advisor and his new book, “Quietly Crushing It” is coming out in Summer 2024. We talked about:

• Finding joy in doing the hard things - while you deliver MORE (not less) value
• Why your dream job is not something you “win,” it’s a practice
• How to add agency to everything you do as a leader
• Assumptions about sales - what it is and what’s it’s not
• Feedback: the good, the bad, and the ugly
• A simple strategy that’ll drastically reduce your decision-making stress
• How to persuade people to change their mindset
• Why “what do you think?” can be a terrible question
• The importance of gratitude

This was an assumption-challenging conversation - even for us! Enjoy applying its valuable lessons