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The most dangerous leader you’ll ever work for isn’t incompetent; they’re actually competent enough to advance their career while caring about all the wrong things. Mission and people become tools for personal gain.

In this episode, I break down:

* What a careerist bureaucrat actually is (and why they’re so hard to spot)

* The trap: how good people get caught optimizing for a bad leader

* When to recognize you’re in it — and when to get out

This is a case study in institutional failure. It’s also why I’m leaving active duty Air Force Intelligence.

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