Greg Stevenson argues that hiring for senior roles means projecting who will perform well in the future job, not rewarding past success. Mastery of your current level is just an entry fee. The people who get promoted already carry themselves at a higher altitude, embodying the responsibilities ahead.
When I decided who got the top job, I was not adding up what someone had already done. I was running a film in my head of them in the role that they did not yet have. If I could not see it, no track record, nothing on their resume would change my mind. That is why brilliant people get stuck. They keep proving they have mastered this level. But mastery of this level is the entry fee. It is not the argument for the next one. The ones who got chosen— get chosen already carry themselves at the altitude above them. Subscribe to this channel if you want to hear more like this.
