Plan, Act, Impact: A Playbook to Elevate Your Perspective and Unstick Your Career

by Colt McAnlis

On the fast track.In the corner office.In the right place at the right time.You undoubtedly know people who epitomize these sayings, as if their career is on a constant upward trajectory and nothing can bring them down, in spirit or success. They’re calm, happy—impactful. Perhaps you want to be this person; perhaps you once were this person. No matter where you are now or how you feel about your progress, you can make changes to get out of survival mode and onto the path toward your true potential.You just need a plan.In Plan, Act, Impact, Colt McAnlis shows you how to let go of cynicism, gain traction, and achieve the goals that matter to you. By introducing you to his step-by-step approach for charting your unique course, Colt shows you how to escape the mania of the moment, establish objectives, and recognize the impact you can make (and how to make it). Finding your place in the workforce can be a difficult journey, especially when the right mentors are hard to come by. Let Colt be your mentor and give you the tools you need to succeed and the mindset to know that you can.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 4, 2021

Reviews

[James Dewes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know of Colt through his work at Google and his fantastic series Compressor Head on the Google Developer channel, so I was interested to see what he had to say about career planning. I found the early part of the book to be the best, with some useful thought on introspection, identifying goals, having clear KPIs and communicating those and the change in those, but I found the later chapters less clear. It does come around again and maybe I am missing the point, but the key part of the book felt very muddy for me which is why I can only give it three stars.

[Cesar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic book that gives you the insights and builds a play book that you can follow to keep growing your career. It doest focus on specific roles or companies, but I would say that is more useful for people working at large tech companies and trying to get to staff and beyond levels.

I find the first part of the book easier to read, more intersiting and with many key and useful points.
The second part of the book, that tries to build the play book, is sometimes a bit confusing and difficult to read.

Anyways, a totally recommended book.