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Squiggly Careers · 2026-09-10 · 6 min · 1,090 words

#592 How to look for leaders you can learn from

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Hi, I'm Sarah. And in this squiggly shortcut, I'm going to talk about how to look for leaders that you can learn from. So I was reflecting a bit on progression in a squiggly career. And of course, we want everyone to take ownership and create not wait when it comes to your career. No one should care about your career more than you do.

But at the same time we know that no one succeeds in their squiggly career. By themselves. We need to surround ourselves with the right people. people who will challenge us and people that who we can learn from. And so I was thinking, Well, how do you how do you find those people

Um what are some of the criteria that you could perhaps keep in mind as a bit of a filter? And also what do they not need to be? So here's what I came up with. Uh hope you find it helpful. First thing. Look for leaders who get stuff done.

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