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The Relevance Trap

Understanding the hidden forces that determine relevance, influence and opportunity.

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  1. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

    Why Getting Promoted Terrifies You (opens the original)

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    Years ago, I had a colleague who was constantly complaining to me about his career.He felt he was stuck. He wasn’t getting opportunities to grow and, in his view, the organisation wasn’t really giving him a chance.Then an excellent opportunity came up.I called him and said, “This is what you wanted. Why don’t you apply?”He did. He went through the first interview and was shortlisted for the second.And then something strange happened.He called me one evening and spent almost an hour explaining wh

  2. Issue · Aug 8, 2026

    Organisations evolve, but do you ? (opens the original)

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    Here is the link to the video<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sawg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazo

  3. Issue · Aug 1, 2026

    Why Modesty Fails You (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iwAQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd182b779-2601-4fe6-b2d2-5089c53b2883_1672x941.png"

  4. Issue · Jul 19, 2026

    When a Broken Process Becomes Yours to Defend (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kA9B!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2f39c90-e331-4a0a-8407-7bd5aa9ff7bd_1672x941.png"

  5. Issue · Jul 12, 2026

    Why Organisations Rarely Save a Career That Has Already Begun to Drift (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bdFn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7708ea60-eb26-4768-a6c9-744bb554a203_1536x1024.pn

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