Learn sooner. Move better.
Career advice from real experience.
Free · Confidential · Personally reviewed
WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK?
Perspective
Maybe yours can be shorter.
Almost 20 years across different countries, companies, industries, bosses and teams.
I have had strong years and difficult years. Good bosses and difficult bosses. Promotions, setbacks and career moves that taught me a lot.
I created The Shorter Road to help younger professionals learn some of those lessons sooner.
Ali Irfan Shaikh, CFA, CMA
Founder & Principal Advisor
BIG 4 · CORPORATE FINANCE · INVESTMENTS · MULTINATIONAL · CFO/GM · GCC & CANADA
THE ROAD SO FAR
Big 4
→
Corporate Finance
→
Investments
→
Multinational
→
CFO / GM
→
Diversified Group
Advisor. Investor. Operator. Leader.
Different countries, businesses, bosses and teams.
The value is not that I took the perfect road. It is what the road taught me.
ONE LESSON I PAID FOR
I thought I was performing well.
A difficult relationship with a new manager changed the year.
I could have left angry.
I stayed. Learned. Rebuilt.
Later, I moved into one of the strongest roles of my career and left on a high.
One bad chapter does not define your career.
FREE CAREER SIGNAL REVIEW
Send me your CV and answer a few short questions.
I’ll personally review it and send you the three things I notice first.
01
What stands out
02
What may be holding you back
03
One move I would consider next
Free · Confidential · Limited reviews each week
Strong experience — weak positioning
Progression slows here
Potential next move?
AREAS I CAN HELP WITH
01 — CAREER & PROMOTION
Promotion, appraisal, career direction
02 — BOSSES & RELATIONSHIPS
Difficult managers, visibility, workplace dynamics
03 — MOVES & QUALIFICATIONS
Stay or leave, geography, qualifications and further study
04 — COMMUNICATION & LEADERSHIP
Executive communication, influence, leading people
WHEN A CV ISN’T ENOUGH
YOUR NEXT MOVE
75 minutes · Prepared around your situation
BEFORE
CV + LinkedIn review Short career questionnaire
DURING
Where you are What may be holding you back Your options and trade-offs What I would do next
AFTER
Simple 90-day action plan
USD 295
Limited sessions each month. Applications reviewed personally.
THE SHORTER ROAD
Learn sooner. Move better.
What do you do next?
What do you do next?
What do you do next?
5-SECOND MOMENTS
Small moments. Big career impact.
THE SHORTER ROAD
Learn sooner. Move better.