You were taught to follow instructions, stay agreeable, and wait your turn. That obedience would lead to promotions, respect, and stability. But in today’s workplace? Obedience doesn’t get you seen. It gets you stuck.

In this episode of Healing the Wounded Professional, we unpack the outdated career script rooted in 20th-century management theory—and explain why playing it safe no longer pays off. You’ll learn:

• How workplace obedience is a relic of 1938 management theory —and why it no longer works

• How to spot where you’ve been filtering your value through someone else’s agenda

• Three powerful shifts to move from reactive execution to strategic authorship

🎧 Tune in and take your voice back.

About the Author

Katherine R. Lieber is a high-performer strategist and the founder of TitaniumBlue LLC. With a background in analytics, leadership, and transformative coaching, she helps brilliant professionals break free from outdated workplace conditioning and reclaim their full power. Her work blends deep systems insight with rebellious clarity, guiding high performers who feel stuck, overlooked, or burned out to step into strategic authorship and self-led success. Katherine is also the creator of Healing the Wounded Professional, a podcast and movement devoted to unraveling the myths that keep top talent small—and replacing them with the frameworks that set them free.