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The Captain

team lead path

You run the shift and the people on it. You set the standard, you give credit out loud, and you take the blame yourself.

The receipts that point here

• Manage people: set goals, give honest feedback, run reviews.
• Interview and hire people.
• Lead a meeting, at a conference table or at the kitchen table.

Job titles to search

• Team lead
• Shift supervisor
• Manager

The work that fits

• Fractional operations lead, or chief of staff for hire

  A monthly retainer, often 10–20 hours a week, remote, with your own hours around school.

  How it starts: Low cost to start

  First step: Write down three founders or small-business owners you know and ask one what keeps falling through the cracks.

• Part-time recruiter or talent partner, especially for companies hiring returners

  Commission or contract, remote.

  How it starts: Low cost to start

  First step: Find two companies with returnship programs and look at who runs their recruiting.

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