The skills trap
The belief that excellent work gets recognized — and why the room where your next role is decided has never seen it.
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You were told that if you did the work — really did it, better than anyone in the room — the work would speak for itself. It won't. Not because you're wrong about the quality. Because the room where your next role gets decided has never seen it.
This is The Meridian. I'm Scott Beatty. Notes on the work between roles. Today — the skills trap, and why excellent work so rarely gets you promoted.
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