Leland+ Content Library

Find Your Fit: Where to Apply to Thrive

Where you apply can shape your growth as an engineer as much as the offer itself. In this session, you’ll learn how to evaluate companies by stage, team structure, tech stack, and culture to identify where you’re most likely to thrive. We’ll cover how to align your strengths and goals with the right environments and build a focused, intentional application strategy.

Start Now: MBA Applications Week Kickoff

MBA applications reward bold, strategic action. The strongest admits do not wait for motivation to strike. They take control early, define a powerful story, and build momentum long before deadlines hit. In this kickoff session, we will show you exactly how to separate yourself from the crowd. You will learn how to sharpen your narrative, clarify your goals with precision, position your experiences for maximum impact, and build a timeline that keeps you ahead and confident. This is not about filling out forms. It is about architecting a compelling case for admission. If you are serious about turning ambition into an admit letter, this is your launchpad.

The High-Impact Verbal Strategy for GMAT & GRE

Struggling to push your GMAT or GRE verbal score higher even after plenty of practice? This session is designed for test-takers who want a smarter approach to Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Text Completion rather than simply doing more questions. You’ll learn how top scorers break down passages efficiently, recognize common trap answers, and apply a repeatable framework to improve accuracy and timing across the verbal section. Join live to see how an experienced test prep coach approaches these questions in real time and to ask about the specific challenges you’re encountering in your own prep. The session will draw on patterns the coach sees when working 1:1 with candidates aiming for competitive scores, and how small shifts in strategy often lead to meaningful gains. If you want a clearer, more structured way to tackle verbal questions, this is a useful place to start.

3 AI Skills to Land your Job in ... The Automotive Industry

Some people want to work with code, data, or financial models. I understand that. For me, it was always the physical object: the part you can hold, the vehicle you can drive, the product that exists in the real world. I spent 30 years in the automotive industry, in roles from product engineering to divisional CEO at a Tier 1 supplier. I know what OEMs and Tier suppliers look for; I also know which skills are shifting fast right now because of AI. This Tuesday series focuses on industries with tangible products. The first session covers automotive: one of the largest, most technically complex, and most globally connected industries on the planet. We will discuss three specific AI skills that are changing what hiring managers expect in 2025, and how you can demonstrate them before you walk into an interview. If you want a career building, selling, or improving things you can see and touch, this session is for you.

Wanna Make a Difference? Corporate to Social Impact Pathways

If you are considering a move from corporate consulting into social impact, this session will help you identify which of your existing skills transfer directly and which gaps you need to close before making the leap. You will learn how social impact organizations actually evaluate candidates from the private sector, what signals separate strong applicants from ones who stall in the hiring process, and how to position a consulting background for roles in nonprofit strategy, impact investing, or mission-driven advisory work.

Distance, Speed, and Time on the GMAT

Distance, speed, and time questions are a common source of frustration on the GMAT, especially when time pressure makes them harder to untangle. This session is for test takers who want a clearer, more reliable way to approach these problems on exam day. You’ll learn how to recognize the most common DST setups, apply efficient frameworks to solve them quickly, and avoid the calculation traps that often slow candidates down.

How to Translate Your Experience Into Ops Roles

Operations roles value structured thinking, ownership, and the ability to turn ambiguity into execution—but many candidates struggle to show that on paper and in interviews. This session is for students and early-career professionals who want to better position their background for Ops roles, even if their experience doesn’t seem directly aligned. You’ll learn how to translate your past work into relevant skills, frame your impact in a way that resonates with hiring teams, and identify gaps you can address before applying.

The Military-to-MBA Timeline: What to Do and When

After this session, you will know exactly how to sequence your MBA application efforts as a military candidate, from when to start building your school list to how to time your GMAT prep around separation or transition milestones. You will also leave with a clear picture of how to frame your service record for civilian admissions committees and which application components military candidates most often underinvest in.

How to Answer Stanford’s “What Matters Most to You and Why?”

Stanford’s “What matters most to you and why?” is one of the most challenging MBA essay prompts, and many applicants struggle to answer it with real depth and clarity. This session is for candidates applying to Stanford who want to approach this essay with a more thoughtful and effective strategy. You’ll learn how to identify a meaningful central theme, avoid common pitfalls that make essays feel surface-level, and structure a response that feels both personal and compelling to admissions readers.

Top 5 Tips for Your Law School Application [4/7/2026] (Recording)

Join Indrani as she goes over her top 5 tips to help you put your best foot forward as you apply to law school! A great law school application requires research, authenticity and hard work, and Indrani will help you strategize. She will go over the importance of the LSAT, putting together a thoughtful school list, who should submit letters of recommendation, how to go about writing your essays and the optimal timeline for getting it all done! The session will end with ample time for questions and answers.

Deal Revitalization Skill

"/deal-action-engine" diagnoses stalled deals by reading the actual email thread and notes, then drafts a targeted re-engagement email addressing the specific blocker. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/deal-action-engine-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

Product leader resume example

Real resume of an international product leader, with experience at Meta, LinkedIn, Vodafone and entrepreneurship.

3 AI Skills to Land Your Job in ... The Semiconductor Industry

Some people assume semiconductors are invisible: microscopic circuits, abstract specifications, products too small to see. In a sense, that is true. And yet the industry behind them is as physical as manufacturing gets. Cleanrooms where a single particle of dust is an unacceptable defect. Machines costing hundreds of millions of dollars, operated by teams with years of specialized training. Processes requiring a level of precision that makes most other industries look approximate. These are tangible products in the most demanding sense: you cannot hold a chip between your fingers the way you hold a seal or a grease, but the physical constraints that govern its production are absolute. I spent more than 10 years working with the semiconductor industry, familiar with its major players and their exacting requirements. There is something genuinely satisfying about contributing to miniaturization generation after generation: smartphones that fit in a pocket, supercomputers that keep accelerating, electronics that the modern world depends on without a second thought. You can be a substantial part of that evolution. This Tuesday session covers the semiconductor industry: one of the fastest-moving, most capital-intensive, and most precision-driven sectors on the planet. We will discuss three specific AI skills that are changing what hiring managers expect, and how you can demonstrate them before you walk into an interview. If you want a career where the tangible product you help create sets the pace for everything else, this session is for you.

Feeling Stuck? The Unwritten Rules of Getting Promoted

Feeling stuck in your career and wondering how to climb the corporate ladder? Join me for an insightful session on "The Unwritten Rules of Getting Promoted." In this event, we'll explore key strategies in leadership, skill-building, and career planning to help you break through barriers and achieve your professional goals. Whether you're looking to make a move or find your next role, this session will provide you with the tools and insights needed to elevate your career. Topics: Creating Credibility Showing Up Elevating Your Role Making Sure You & Your Work are a Priority About Jeff Sigel: With over two decades of experience in marketing and business intelligence, including VP roles at Cracker Barrel and Ahold Delhaize, I've honed my skills in leadership development and career advancement. Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP and secure your spot today!

Challenging Boss? The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up

Navigating the complexities of managing up can be challenging, especially when dealing with a difficult boss. Join me, for an insightful session on "The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up," where we'll explore essential leadership development and communication skills to help you thrive in your role. Topics: Understanding Your Boss's Perspective Creating Credibility Prompting Your Boss (BossGPT) Dealing with challenging bosses (Micromanagers, Absentee Bosses, The Chaos Creator) Plus - Q&A time to cover any specific challenges About Jeff Sigel: With over two decades of experience in marketing and leadership, including serving as Vice President at Cracker Barrel and Ahold Delhaize, I bring a wealth of knowledge to this session. As author of "The Middle Matters: A Toolkit for Middle Managers," I specialize in empowering middle to senior level leaders to build trust and drive success. My coaching approach is tailored to help you become a more effective and impactful leader.

BossGPT: Using AI to Level Up Your Leadership

Unlock the power of AI to elevate your leadership skills in our upcoming event, "BossGPT: Using AI to Level Up Your Leadership." Join me as we explore how AI can enhance decision-making, communication, and leadership development. In this interactive session, we will focus on: * Recognizing prompting as the foundation of all influence — whether with people or AI. * Assessing your current prompting maturity and identify opportunities. * Prompting tactics that can free up time, enhance decision-making, & better support your team. * Envision the future of AI-human collaboration and how to position yourself for the next evolution of management. About Jeff: With over two decades of experience in marketing and leadership roles, including serving as Vice President at Cracker Barrel and Ahold Delhaize, I bring a wealth of knowledge to this session. As the author of "The Middle Matters," I specialize in empowering leaders at every level of organizations to drive business growth and build trust through innovative strategies. Whether you're a seasoned executive or an aspiring leader, this event will provide you with actionable insights to transform your leadership approach.

PM Interviews in 2026 - Key Trends + Ask Me Anything

After this session, you'll have a clear picture of how PM interview expectations are shifting in 2026, including what interviewers are now prioritizing in product sense rounds, how AI-adjacent experience is being evaluated, and where candidates are losing points in execution and metrics questions. These are patterns that show up repeatedly across the candidates I work with, and knowing them changes how you prepare.

Home for Ambition #5 — Weekly Live Show [4/17/2026] (Recording)

Home for Ambition is a weekly live show, by Leland, for people trying to stay ahead as work, learning, and opportunity keep changing. Each episode tackles a handful of timely, high-signal topics across AI, careers, education, and the future of work. We expect thoughtful debate, unique perspectives, and practical takeaways you can actually use. It is not a typical interview show or a generic news recap. It is a live roundtable built to help ambitious people make sense of what is changing, understand what matters, and leave with a sharper point of view on how to navigate what comes next.

How to Create a Reusable AI Skill

This guide covers what should go inside of a SKILL.md and explores multiple methods for creating a skill: from fully manual to fully AI automated.

Vibe Coding Prompts That Work

Anyone who has vibe-coded knows that it takes practice and iteration to learn what does and doesn't work effectively. Here we break down some principles to help flatten out the learning-curve, improve your outputs, and save you tokens.