If your role disappeared tomorrow, your manager could probably describe exactly what you do. But could they explain how you think? Career growth often slows when your outputs are clear, but your judgment isn’t. Until someone can see how you make decisions — not just what you deliver — the role tends to stay the same. This is why high … Read More
Your Career Has an Innovator’s Dilemma — And You’re Ignoring It
Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma is often read as a cautionary tale for companies that do everything right—serving their best customers, optimizing performance—only to be blindsided by change. What’s discussed far less is how often the same pattern quietly governs careers. The career innovator’s dilemma doesn’t punish incompetence; it traps people who are exceptionally good at what they do. We … Read More
What No One Tells You About Performance Reviews
No one likes performance reviews.At least, most people don’t. Not the people giving them, and not the people receiving them. There are people who say they enjoy performance reviews. They’re in the minority, and usually for specific reasons: they like structured feedback, clear expectations, or the sense of closure a formal conversation can bring. That doesn’t make them wrong. It … Read More
How Managers Influence Employee Motivation and Engagement at Work
Most employees aren’t unmotivated—they’re unsupported. And the person who determines whether they thrive or withers is usually their manager. In fact, research shows that managers influence employee motivation more than perks or programs ever can. When intrinsic motivation is low, it’s rarely because employees don’t care. It’s almost always because their environment — shaped primarily by their direct manager — … Read More
What Biodiversity Can Teach Us About Career Growth
You’ve adjusted, adapted, realigned, restructured — again and again. And now, you’re tired. Not just tired-tired. Existentially tired. Questioning-everything tired. You’ve had more change in bosses than years in the industry. Your team changes shape every quarter. The roadmap you were handed last month? Already obsolete. This is what career growth during constant change actually feels like. It’s easy to … Read More
Managing Upwards: How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge
We often hear about “managing people.” But rarely do we talk about what might be the trickiest management task of all: Managing your manager. It sounds counterintuitive. Isn’t it their job to manage you? Structurally, yes. But functionally, the best relationships work more like a partnership than a hierarchy. Because here’s the truth: even the best leaders have blind spots, … Read More
How to Deal with a Bad Boss
Let’s be real: figuring out how to deal with a toxic boss isn’t just “uncomfortable.” It can chip away at your confidence, drain your motivation, and make you question your entire career. I’ve been there — working under someone who tried to make me feel small, second-guess everything I did, and walk on eggshells every day. This isn’t going to … Read More
What to Do If You’re the Culture Problem
Let’s have an uncomfortable conversation — the kind most people avoid: What if the real culture issue at work… is you? Not the toxic boss.Not the broken system.Not “the team that just doesn’t get it.” What if the friction, the misalignment, the tension you keep feeling……isn’t coming from the culture — but through you? Sound harsh? Maybe. But stick with … Read More
How to Talk to Your Boss: 3 Conversations That Can Change Your Career
Let’s be honest:Most of us weren’t taught how to talk to our boss. We were taught how to perform, how to hit deadlines, how to stay out of trouble. But no one handed us a blueprint for the conversations that really matter — the ones that shape your growth, visibility, and day-to-day experience at work. The truth is, if you … Read More
How to Handle a Toxic Employee Without Losing Your Team or Your Integrity
Let’s be honest — dealing with toxic employees is one of the hardest parts of leadership. Not because we don’t know what to do on paper, but because in real life, things get blurry: They’re high performers but create chaos behind the scenes They’re charming upward but corrosive sideways They cross lines without “technically” breaking rules Or worst of all … Read More
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