Steve Martin recently joined our Transition to Portfolio programme. We caught up with him to find out more about his career goals and how his mentor has been instrumental in clarifying them.
Connectd reached out to me at an inflection point in my life...rather than looking at regular full time employment, I decided I wanted to fill my days with interesting yet different engagements and work
Connectd reached out to me at an inflection point in my life. After having worked in IT for the past 40 years, I’ve asked myself ‘What’s next?’.
Rather than looking at regular full time employment, I decided I wanted to fill my days with interesting yet different engagements and work. My hope is that Connectd can provide those opportunities.
At first, I thought becoming a Fractional Executive was the fastest way for me to become productive and add value to a start up. After my initial discussion with my mentor, it’s clear I need to rethink how to approach the roles offered.
After 40 years of executing, I need to step back and focus on being more of an advisor.
The role and need to clarify a problem, not to solve the startup’s problem. Again, it’s to act in more of an advisory capacity.
I’m glad I met with my mentor after reviewing a substantial portion of the prep material.
He helped me to understand a bit more of the difference between roles and how to approach the exercises, not as a hands-on part of the executing team but more of an advisory capacity.
I am looking forward to understanding the current status of a startup and helping to guide good problem solving, thorough analysis and how to drive good and timely decisions to benefit them.
