Why Smart Professionals Ignore Their Own Instincts (And Pay For It) – The Grace Trap
Most people don’t get played by villains, they get played by someone they trusted. If this has happened to you, you might have even seen it coming and talked yourself out of it. I’ve been in enough boardrooms, training sessions, and debrief conversations to know that this is one of the most expensive mistakes professionals…
Read MoreTellspotting: A Framework for Detecting Professional Incongruence
You’ve felt it before. Something’s off. The client is enthusiastic in every meeting and unreachable at invoice time. The colleague agrees to everything in the room and delivers nothing after. The project keeps “moving forward” without actually moving anywhere. You feel something is “off” but you don’t have anything to prove it just yet. So…
Read MoreLinkedIn’s New “I’m Looking For…” Search Is a Bigger Deal Than It Looks
I was updating a client’s LinkedIn profile recently when I noticed something subtle but important. The LinkedIn search bar had changed. Instead of a neutral prompt, LinkedIn now encourages users to search using a phrase that sounds more like a thought than a keyword: “I’m looking for…” At first glance, it feels like a small…
Read MoreWhat Executives Misunderstand About LinkedIn Visibility
A senior executive client I work with was recently downsized after more than 20 years at the same organization. Their role was eliminated quickly and quietly. No scandal. No performance issue. Just a reminder that tenure and loyalty no longer guarantee security. This is not an isolated story. In today’s information-based economy, visibility has shifted.…
Read MoreWhat LinkedIn’s 360Brew Algorithm Change Really Means for Your Profile in 2026
If you feel your LinkedIn profile or content isn’t getting a lot of views lately, you’re right. Over the past year, LinkedIn has quietly shifted how profiles and content are surfaced. Internally, this change is often referred to as 360Brew. You do not need to know the name, but you do need to understand what…
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