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What people are really betting on is your judgment. Rob Feinstein has written an important book about how to make that judgment visible.

KEITH FERRAZZI

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Lead Alone and Never Eat Alone

THE CAREER STORY
YOU HAVEN'T TOLD

HOW TO PROVE YOU'VE GOT THE JUDGMENT AI CAN'T REPLACE

Most professionals undersell their own careers.

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THE PREMISE

Too many professionals can’t describe the wins in their careers well enough to score the best roles.

A players get read as B-minus performers. That won’t cut it in a world where AI takes over more of the work.

The bigger roles go to whoever gets trusted with the calls: where to point AI, and what to do with the human time it frees up.

This book teaches you to narrate your wins so the judgment behind them shows.

For mid-level managers through the C-Suite.

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A METHOD IN THREE PARTS

01

FIND THE PATTERN

Name the judgment running through your career: the Label, the Superpowers, and the success stories that prove it.

02

TAKE IT TO MARKET

Carry it across LinkedIn, the resume, the pitch, the network, senior interviews, and the offer.

03

CLOSE THE GAP FOR REAL

The first 90 days, the pivot, and the long arc of an intentional career.

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ROB FEINSTEIN

Rob Feinstein is the founder of Career Storyline, an executive career strategy consultancy in Los Angeles.

An award-winning former journalist, he spent three decades in technology leadership and helped build the hiring platforms at recruiting giants including Monster.com.

Rob’s first book, Launched, was a #1 Amazon New Release, and he is a career coach with the Columbia University Coaching Collaborative.

 For mid-level managers through the C-Suite.

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WHAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING

I’ve spent a lot of my career thinking about why some people get pulled into the room and others don’t. Relationships matter, of course. But what people are really betting on is your judgment. Rob Feinstein has written an important book about how to make that judgment visible, especially now, when AI can do more and more of the execution.

Keith Ferrazzi

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Lead Alone and Never Eat Alone

I’ve seen too many clients miss out on a great candidate because the person couldn’t express how they did something. Advancing your career requires more than rattling off outcomes and accomplishments. Feinstein shares practical strategies, supported by real-world stories, for articulating the judgment behind your results – and winning the role

Ed Zschau

Partner at executive search firm Parker Remick

Expertise is table stakes in an AI-centric world. But judgment goes beyond expertise: it’s how your experience translates into moving a whole business forward, not just a part of it. Rob Feinstein’s book nails how to do this.

Marshall Toplansky

Innovation Professor of Management Science, Chapman University; co-founder of KPMG’s Center of Excellence in Data & Analytics

I’ve spent years coaching talent and in talent reviews and succession planning conversations, deciding who was ready for the bigger role. The leaders who often (or should) advance are the ones whose judgment we could actually see. Rob Feinstein has written the essential guide to making yours visible, and the timing could not be better.

Michelle Voetberg

SVP Human Resources, Universal Entertainment, NBCUniversal

As execution gets automated, the premium shifts to judgment — who decides what to automate, in what order, and what to do with the time it frees up. Rob Feinstein has written the playbook for it.

Kris Barton

CEO of Centerfield, AI-first customer acquisition for Fortune 100 brands

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