The promotion that broke me.

What if people think I'm too much? You bite your tongue in meetings. Skip the visibility opportunities. Stay quiet about your wins. This fear keeps brilliant women invisible whilst mediocre voices dominate every room.   "Good work speaks for itself" is terrible advice. It assumes the world is paying attention. It's not. It assumes your manager notices everything you do. They don't. It assumes o...

What if people think I'm too much? You bite your tongue in meetings. Skip the visibility opportunities. Stay quiet about your wins. This fear keeps brilliant women invisible whilst mediocre voices dominate every room.   "Good work speaks for itself" is terrible advice. It assumes the world is paying attention. It's not. It assumes your manager notices everything you do. They don't. It assumes o...

You delivered the project. Someone else presented it. You had the insight. They said it louder. You solved the problem. They got the promotion. This isn't bad luck. This isn't even unusual. This is what happens when you're brilliant at execution but invisible when it matters. You have the capability without positioning. Impact without visibility. I see this often with the high-achieving women I...