Look competent fast.
A survival guide for your first corporate job—organized like a content library. Find what you need fast: managing up, meetings, updates, and rookie mistakes.
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Cubicle To Corner Office
- Unspoken rules of corporate culture
- Manager expectations + managing up
- Clear communication (emails, updates, meetings)
Mike Halpert
Product leader with 20 years across tech + media (Google, Walmart E‑Commerce, startups). Coaching-first, focused on helping new grads ramp quickly.
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Pillars first. Then clusters. Then you never have to “wing it” again.
The First 90 Days OS: Your Boot Sequence (and why Day 1 is already late)
A simple Week 1 setup so you look competent fast: define success, build your note system, and stop guessing what matters.
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The 30/60/90 Plan That Doesn’t Make You Look Like a Try-Hard
A simple 30 60 90 day plan for interns/new grads that reads like alignment—not a manifesto—plus a one-page template and a manager email script.
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How to ask questions at work (script + examples)
Exact wording for asking questions without sounding clueless — and without wasting someone’s time.
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