Modern business has a dangerous blind spot: it rewards smooth-talking big talkers who sell the sizzle—while the people actually delivering results stay invisible. The more talented someone is at persuasive visibility, the more they get recognized. Meanwhile, your high performers are holding the business together quietly, and getting nothing for it.

In this episode, we expose the rot of productivity theater and shows business leaders how to stop being dazzled by performance—and start recognizing real output.

You’ll learn:

• Why persuasive optics are bleeding your profits

• How to identify who’s quietly doing the real work

• Why visibility isn’t value—and what proof of work really looks like

• How to retool your systems to reward execution, not theatrics

If you want your business to survive the next era, start listening for outcomes—not showmanship.

Listen now—and start leading past the razzle-dazzle.

About the Author:
Katherine R. Lieber is the Rebellious Business expert of TitaniumBlue LLC, a strategist, systems architect, and voice behind the rebellion against performative business culture. She works to dismantle outdated norms, rebuild operational clarity, and design work that actually works. Her frameworks challenge leaders to stop rewarding noise and start building systems that recognize real execution. Every episode of Rebellious Business is written and produced with her signature blend of precision, provocation, and truth-telling.

The Rebellious Business body of work, podcast, and related work are written, produced, and copyrighted by Katherine R. Lieber & TitaniumBlue LLC.