10 Week Program Structure

Week 1

Reset Identity: Student to Operator

Operators don’t wait to be told. They identify what needs to happen and make it happen.

Badge and Book Award: The First Mover. Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

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Week 2

Communication That Moves Work

Your manager should never have to chase you for an update.

Badge and Book Award: The Signal. The Pyramid Principle by Barbara Minto

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Week 3

Proactivity & Visibility: Speak Up, Step Up

Waiting to be asked is not the same as being ready.

Badge and Book Award: The Laser. Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein and Peter Schein

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Week 4

How Organizations Actually Work

You can’t operate inside a machine you don’t understand.

Badge and Book Award: The Cartographer. The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo

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Week 5

Performance: What Good Actually Looks Like

Working hard is not a performance metric. Output is.

The Proof. Measure What Matters by John Doerr and Larry Page

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Week 6

Teams, Dynamics, and Managing Up

Influence without authority is the most important skill no one teaches you.

Badge and Book Award: The Bridge. The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins

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Week 7

The Soft Skills That Are Actually Hard

Presence, listening, and structured thinking are not personality traits. They are skills.

Badge and Book Award: The Room. Talk Like TED.

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Week 8

Feedback, Resilience, and Not Breaking

How you respond to feedback is the single biggest signal of your potential.

Badge and Book Award: The Bounce. Thanks for the Feedback.

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Week 9

Build Your Brand: Getting Hired, Again and Again

Your reputation is being built right now whether you are thinking about it or not.

Badge and Book Award: The Signature. Designing Your Life.

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Week 10

Capstone: Your Personal Operating Model

You don’t leave Operator 10 with a certificate. You leave with a framework you will use for the next decade.

Badge and Book Award: The Operator. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.