Titles are low friction, and they give people a place to put you. They answer three questions at once: what you do, who you work for, and roughly where you sit in the pecking order….
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When the Title Doesn’t Match the Person
Senior Vice President. Decision maker. Budget authority. Worth the follow-up. Associate. Still climbing. File accordingly. Founder. Visionary or cautionary tale. Context required. Titles aren’t just information, they’re signals, and everyone knows how to read them….
You Can’t Outwork a Mismatch
I see this pattern a lot: High effort. Low satisfaction. Talented people grinding through roles that don’t fit how they actually think, process, or operate. And on the flip side: Low effort. High satisfaction. People…