Most men think being the "go-to guy" is a compliment. It is actually a containment strategy used by management. If you are the "Load-Bearing Wall" of your team, you are not getting promoted. You are getting isolated. In this video, I break down "The Competence Trap." We analyze the observable reality of why your reliability is being weaponized against you. We also explain why the "loud idiot" in the office keeps passing you on the org chart. Management does not promote you because you are too valuable where you are. You fix their chaos. Moving you creates a headache they do not want to solve. The Protocol for Escape Stop being a worker bee. Start being an architect. We cover three tactical steps to break out of this cage.

1. Document Your Process. If the knowledge is only in your head then you are trapped.

2. Train Your Replacement. You cannot ascend until someone can take your seat.

3. Stop Volunteering. Let low value fires burn to expose system failures.

The goal is not to be needed. The goal is to be in command. 

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