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“Stay in your lane.” You’ve probably heard it. Maybe not said outright, but in tone, in posture, in the way feedback lands like a warning instead of support. What happens when professionalism is defined less by doing the job well, and more by keeping people comfortable?

Professional too often becomes a code word for palatable. Calm, agreeable, easy to manage. But when everyone is busy shrinking themselves, creativity stalls and real leadership gets lost.