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INSIGHTS & STRATEGY

The Career Positioning Field Notes.

Strategic insights for building your career infrastructure. Before you need it.

Plain-spoken essays on positioning, recruiting reality, salary, LinkedIn, and the work behind the work. Written for senior operators whose role on paper has stopped matching the operating level they actually live at.

01
Career PositioningMarch 2025

Your Job Title Does Not Reflect Your Work. Here Is What to Do About It.

You manage 3 roles. Lead cross-functional initiatives. The CEO calls you when something needs to happen fast. But your title still says Senior Manager.

02
Career StrategyMarch 2025

The Best Time to Build Your Career Brand Was Yesterday

Most high-performers wait until they are in crisis to invest in their career infrastructure. Here is the case for starting before the layoff.

03
Career StrategyFebruary 2025

AI Is Not Coming for Your Job. Your Refusal to Adapt Is.

The professionals thriving right now are not the ones hiding from AI. They are the ones who already moved. The real threat is your refusal to evolve.

04
Personal BrandingFebruary 2025

Your LinkedIn Is Not a Resume. Stop Treating It Like One.

Ninety percent of the time, a LinkedIn profile told me nothing new beyond the resume. LinkedIn is a different tool with a completely different purpose.

05
Career TransitionsJanuary 2025

A Layoff Is Not Your Identity. It Is Your Inflection Point.

A layoff is not a judgment of your value. It is the market correcting. It is a business decision, not a personal one. And it is an inflection point.

06
CompensationJanuary 2025

Your Salary Negotiation Failed Before It Started

By the time you are sitting across from someone discussing a number, 80 percent of the outcome has already been decided. Not by what you say in that moment.

07
CompensationDecember 2024

The Loyalty Tax Is Real. Here Is What It Is Actually Costing You.

You have been at your company six years. Meanwhile the person hired into an equivalent role is making 15 to 20 percent more. This is the loyalty tax.

08
Career PositioningDecember 2024

Quiet Promotions and Title Compression Are Costing You More Than You Think

Your scope doubled but your title and compensation stayed exactly where they were 18 months ago. Welcome to the quiet promotion: the most expensive trap for high-performers.

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