Basic Concept #23: If It Feels Like You’re Being Played, You Probably Are
Something feels off. The request came with unusual urgency. The flattery feels excessive. The timeline doesn’t make sense. The stakes seem manufactured….
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Basic Concept #24: Pre-positioning Beats Persuasion
You’ve prepared the perfect presentation. Your logic is flawless. Your data is compelling. Your arguments are airtight. You walk into the room…
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Basic Concept #02: Your Name Is Not on the Building
I learned this lesson during a major organizational transformation when I invested everything (emotionally and professionally) in a corporate initiative that I…
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Basic Concept #15: The Energy Trap: Not Every Battle Is Yours
You see injustice. You spot inefficiency. You notice dysfunction. And because you’re capable, caring, and competent, you feel compelled to fix it….
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Basic Concept #31: Play the board, not the last move
I learned this lesson during what should have been a routine technical discussion but became a masterclass in organizational dynamics. I’d proposed…
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Basic Concept #17: Pick Your Manager, Not Just the Job
You don’t work for a company. You work for a person. It might say “Google” or “Microsoft” on your paycheck, but your…
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Basic Concept #32: Always Know More Than Your Audience
You walk into the presentation confident about your slides. You know your talking points. You’ve practiced your delivery. But three questions in,…
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Basic Concept #06: Silence Is a Strategy
Most people are uncomfortable with silence. They fill it. Rush to speak. Feel compelled to have an opinion, offer a solution, or…
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Basic Concept #01: There Are People Who Take, and People Who Bring
Bring it. It’s something my father told me early in life. Not as a warning, but as a simple truth. In every…
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Basic Concept #0: Don’t take my word for it
Kick-off These concepts aren’t commandments. They’re tools. They’re not absolute truths, they’re things I’ve learned, often the hard way. Through doing, failing,…