The Art of Strategic Visibility You’ve heard the phrase: “There’s no ‘I’ in team.” It’s corporate gospel. Meant to keep you humble, selfless, focused on the collective good. Don’t make it about yourself. Blend in. Serve the whole. And yes,… Basic Concept #63: Of Course There’s an “I” in Team
“”Hi, I’m Sarah, I’m a marketing director.” “Nice to meet you, I’m Tom, I work in finance.” Listen to how people introduce themselves. Most lead with their job title, as if that’s who they are. I learned this lesson during… Basic Concept #12: You Are Not Your Job
There’s a moment (and you’ll feel it in your gut) where you know it’s time to leave. The project, the role, the relationship, the loop you’ve been caught in. Something shifts. You’re not learning, not growing, not aligned. You’ve said… Basic Concept #10: When You Walk Away, Don’t Look Back
There’s a difference between being prepared and looking prepared. Most people focus on the second. They perform readiness: detailed agendas, polished presentations, confident answers to every question. But real readiness is quieter. It’s having thought through scenarios others haven’t considered,… Basic Concept #09: Be Readier Than You Seem
People often ask us: “What are your plans?”, and we usually smile and say: “We don’t really plan. We have ideas.” That’s not laziness. It’s a choice. Because not every idea needs to become a project. Not every spark needs… Basic Concept #65: Not Every Idea Needs to Go to the To-Do List
Some problems aren’t yours to solve. Some dynamics aren’t yours to fix. And some systems are broken by design no matter how clearly you point it out. Here’s the trap: smart, sensitive people often feel responsible anyway. They see something… Basic Concept #05: If You Can’t Influence It, It’s Out of Scope
Waiting is an energy leak. One of the biggest energy leaks at work is waiting. Waiting for feedback. Waiting for decisions. Waiting for someone to make up their mind, reply to your email, approve the next step. We pretend to… Basic Concept #66: Don’t Let Waiting Freeze Your Progress
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from working in systems where visibility counts more than value. You’ll recognize it: the bone-deep tiredness that comes not from doing difficult work, but from constantly managing how that work appears to… Basic Concept #07: Emotional Performance Is Not Real Work
Signal v Noise In trading, there’s a saying: Don’t fight every candle. A candle is just one bar on the price chart, a moment in time. Some candles mean something. Most don’t. They’re fluctuations, not patterns. Professionals don’t trade every… Basic Concept #04: Don’t Fight Every Candle
You attend every meeting. You respond to every email. You have opinions about everything. You feel deeply invested in outcomes. You stay late, you think about work problems at home, you care. But caring isn’t the same as commitment. And… Basic Concept #11: You Think You Are Involved and Committed, But Are You Really?