1. 1
The Alliance
Transforming careers at LinkedIn

2. In the past:
Lifelong employment
like families | absolute loyalty

3. In the 1990s:
Free Agent
free will | prove yourself

4. The Alliance
The company helps transform
the employee’s career and
the employee helps transform
the company.
Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh

5. Key concepts
1 Tour of Duty
2 Network Intelligence
3 Alumni Network

6. Tour of Duty
Individual
Interests
Company
Interests

7. Tour of Duty Components
1
Type of tour
2
Mission Objective
3
Duration
4
Measurable results
for company
5
Measurable results
for employee
6
Next Steps

8. Individual Interests Company Interests
“I would like to gain
operational experience
so that I can
eventually become a
manager.”
“We may have a churn
issue with our
customers. We need to
evaluate our current
operations.”
Tour of Duty:
Analyze churn
issue and
recommend the
solution

9. 9
Check Ins/
Fine Tuning
Frequent system for
bidirectional feedback
Define Next Tour
Identify Next Play
Implement Tour of Duty
Build Trust
Develop a bidirectional
relationship
Create Alignment
Align professional
aspirations and values with
company goals and values
Craft Tour
Commitment with clearly
stated benefits for
manager and employee
Trust and alignment

10. Transforming careers
through learning

11. Transformation Plan