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I’ve watched capable professionals become less effective at their core work not because they stopped trying, but because the ground shifted beneath them so gradually they didn’t notice until they were standing in unfamiliar…
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After working with people across different stages of their careers, I’ve noticed something that doesn’t get talked about much: ambition doesn’t simply disappear. It…
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When someone from within the team gets promoted, the immediate assumption is often that little will fundamentally change. The person knows the work, knows…
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I’ve spent enough time analyzing career data to recognize a persistent problem in how we understand work. Most career research captures a single moment…
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I’ve watched capable professionals become less effective at their core work not because they stopped trying, but because the ground shifted beneath them so…
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I’ve watched capable people with solid work histories struggle to move forward in their careers, while others with less experience advance quickly. The difference…
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I’ve watched this pattern repeat across different companies and industries. A manager sits down after an employee resigns and realizes they never saw it…
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When I first moved to remote work five years ago, I noticed something that took months to articulate. The things that made me visible…
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There’s a particular weight that settles in when you’re considering a significant career change somewhere around your 40s or 50s. It’s not quite fear,…
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I spent years assuming that a job title was a straightforward indicator of where someone sat in an organization’s hierarchy. A senior manager was…
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