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Staying out of office politics is how honest men lose

Refusing to play isn't neutrality. It hands the room to whoever plays dirtiest. How to win on the level instead, without selling a thing.

GuideCorporate WomenNina CastellanSep 25, 20266 min

Your promotion gets decided in a room you're not in

The ask matters less than what your boss carries into the calibration meeting. Write that page yourself, and write it months early.

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Give the hard feedback while the problem is still small

Most managers don't have a delivery problem. They have a timing problem, and by the time they finally speak up the conversation is twice as expensive.

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Corporate Men6 min read

Your first 90 days as a boss start with quitting your old job

The skill that got you promoted is the one most likely to sink you. How to spend three months becoming the manager, not the backup.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Buy the tool before you hire the person

A second set of hands costs a lot more than the paycheck. Run the payback math on the machine first, and be honest about what it can't do.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Write the job post so the wrong people don't apply

Most hiring problems start with a posting that could belong to anybody. Put the pay in, name the hard part, and watch your applicant pile get smaller and better.

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GuideCorporate MenMarcus ValeSep 24, 20266 min

The promotion goes to the guy people already follow

The decision about your next role gets made in rooms you're not in. What gets said there depends on how you treated people for the last year.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

The Long March Went Through Committees. So Does the Way Back.

Institutions didn't flip overnight. They flipped through bylaws, hiring criteria and Tuesday night meetings nobody attended. That's also the exit.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Delegating When You're Convinced Nobody Else Can Do It

Track two weeks, price your hour, hand off the boring thing first, and budget for the mistakes that come with it.

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GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Hiring A Financial Adviser Without Getting Sold Something

Two words decide most of it, and you can verify them for free in about ten minutes before you ever shake the guy's hand.

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GuideSide HustlesRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Putting Your Kids to Work in a Family Side Business

The real hours, the real margin, the payroll rules for hiring your own kids, and the point where it stops being worth it.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The culture you tolerate is the culture you have

Values on the wall don't build a company. What you reward, repeat and refuse to put up with does. Here's how to set it on purpose.

GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Your 401(k) match is a raise you have to go claim

The money's sitting in your benefits portal behind a formula nobody reads, and the default settings are tuned low enough that you'll walk right past it.