Flattery is a destabilization tactic, and corporate environments have had decades to perfect it. When someone tells you you're the only person they trust with this, the request and the recognition arrive as a package deal, which makes declining both at once much harder than declining either one alone.

What you'll learn:

• How flattery bypasses your critical judgment before you've had a chance to use it
• The difference between peer flattery and boss flattery and why boss flattery carries higher stakes
• Why the cycle kept repeating even when you could see it happening
• How a simple pause before responding changes what you're actually agreeing to
• Why the question isn't whether their appreciation is genuine; it's whether your will was there to begin with

This episode is for anyone doing a career review who keeps finding work they never quite meant to take on.

Shelley McIntyre is a midlife career transition coach for corporate professionals figuring out what comes next.

She spent decades in corporate strategy and technology before leaving to build something of her own. Now she helps other midlife professionals do the same,  with structure, honesty, and without blowing up everything they've worked for.

Work with Shelley:

Own Your Edge Strategy Session: A 90-minute session to identify what's misaligned and map your next moves.
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/own-your-edge

Reinvention Partnership: Five months of high-touch coaching for midlife professionals leaving corporate and building what comes next.
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/work-with-shelley

Free Guide: 4 Moves to Get Unstuck
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/guide/

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