Tips for a Young Upstart in a Stodgy Family Business

It’s not easy getting complacent teammates on board with big shifts

Jessica Powell
Forge
Published in
4 min readOct 10, 2019

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An illustration of a character in a suit pouring water out of a gardening can over their head, where a young plant grows.
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Jessica Powell, the former Google vice president who wrote The Big Disruption and told you how to quit your job, is here to answer your common, but often tricky work questions. Check back every other week for more management advice with a tech inflection.

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Jessica Powell
Forge

Technophile, technophobe. Music software start-up founder. Former Google VP. Author, The Big Disruption. Fan of shochu, chocolate, and the absurd.