The Relevance Trap
Understanding the hidden forces that determine relevance, influence and opportunity.
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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
Organisations evolve, but do you ? (opens the original)
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Why Modesty Fails You (opens the original)
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When a Broken Process Becomes Yours to Defend (opens the original)
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Why Organisations Rarely Save a Career That Has Already Begun to Drift (opens the original)
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