Keeping your head down is not humility. It is protectionism. And it is costing you more than you think.

Two of my clients got passed over for promotions this month. Both were doing excellent work. Neither had made themselves visible to the people who make those decisions.

In this episode you'll learn;

- Why performance alone has never been enough to get promoted, and what the leaders who keep moving up are doing differently that most high performers never figure out

- The specific difference between a doer mindset and a strategic leader mindset when it comes to career visibility, and which one you are currently operating from

- Why the person your boss promotes is almost never the best performer in the room, and exactly what they are doing instead to stay on the right radar

- What it actually means to say yes before you are ready, and why waiting until you feel qualified is the most expensive career decision you will keep making

- Who specifically you need to go build a relationship with right now to move your career forward, and why most leaders already know the answer but keep finding reasons to wait

YOUR CHALLENGE:

This week, identify the one person whose radar you need to be on to move your career meaningfully forward, whether that is your boss's boss, a founder, a senior leader, or an influencer in your industry, and take one specific visible action toward that relationship before the week is out, because nobody is coming to find you.

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