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Why it worked

The video taps into a common frustration among high-achievers in toxic work environments, offering a relatable explanation and a practical tip for navigating such situations.

Summary

The speaker explains that being told you're not leadership material often means you're a threat to those in power. They suggest that when goalposts for promotion are moved, it's a tactic to keep high performers from advancing, and advises to get these shifting requirements in writing to expose the lie.

Structure

1Introduction: Being called not leadership material
2Explanation: It means you'd outshine them
3Reasons for being passed over: Not kissing the ring, being too useful, or threatening the boss
4The tactic: Moving goalposts and changing requirements
5The solution: Get requirements in writing
6Conclusion: You were always leadership material, just a threat

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DH: This is a logo that appears in the top left corner of the screen. It does not appear to be a product, and removing it would not change what happens in the video.

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Tell me below.

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DH SO THEY SAID THAT YOU WERE NOT LEADERSHIP MATERIAL WHY YOU ARE NOT LEADERSHIP MATERIAL

Original caption

“Not leadership material” means you’d outshine them. It’s not about your ability. You won’t kiss the ring, or you’re too useful where you are, or you’d make the boss look small. Watch the goalpost move. Ever hit every mark and still get passed over? Tell me below. #corporatetok #careertok #toxicworkplace #badbosses #highperformers

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Transcript

so they said that you were not leadership material WHY YOU ARE NOT LEADERSHIP MATERIAL so they said that you were not leadership material what they really mean is you would outshine them and this one that should light a fire in you because it has nothing to do with whether you can lead it's one of three things you won't kiss the ring you're too useful right where you are so they trap you there or you'd make the boss look small and scared people never promote the person who actually threatens them so here's how you catch the lie you watch the goal post move they handed you the requirements you crushed everyone and then like magic the requirements changed the new one is always something nobody can measure something like executive presence whatever that's supposed to mean that week a real gap holds still while you close it a fake one has to keep running from you so make them put it in writing the exact bar and the timeline either you finally get a real path or that goal post moves again right there in your own email and now their game is on the record you were always leadership material you were just a threat to the people who couldn't survive standing next to one you know have you hit every single mark and still got passed over if so let's talk about it.