Career Irony

You got promoted for delivering results.
Now you make slides about them.

The skills that got you here aren't the skills you're using. Welcome to the Director track.

The Career Progression Nobody Warned You About

Senior PM
Years 1-3
You deliver projects. You solve problems. You get stuff done.
80% actual work
20% slides
Lead PM
Years 4-6
You lead a team. Half your time is coordinating. The rest is reporting.
50% actual work
50% slides
Director
Years 7+
You manage managers. Your job is literally packaging other people's work into decks.
20% strategy
80% slides

The Great Skill Swap

How your job description changed without anyone telling you

What Got You Promoted
Shipping features on time
→
What You Do Now
Making decks about features
What Got You Promoted
Solving customer problems
→
What You Do Now
Reporting on CSAT metrics
What Got You Promoted
Unblocking your team
→
What You Do Now
Blocking your team with deck requests
The Director's Time Budget
50 hrs
Work week
−
15 hrs
Status meetings
−
20 hrs
Deck prep
=
15 hrs
Actual leadership
Reclaim Your Role

Be a Director, Not a Deck Maker

SlideStrike handles the reporting so you can do what you were actually promoted for: leading, strategizing, and removing obstacles.

Get Your Time Back

You didn't spend 7 years becoming a Director
to spend 80% of your time in PowerPoint.