From IT to Influence

Career Strategy Playbook

Field notes from the unwritten corporate game. Real stories, real frameworks — from someone still playing it.

AI at Work June 5, 2026 9 min read
AI Can't Read the Room

I used AI to run a mass ticket update. The code was perfect. The output was clean. And I torched months of cross-functional trust in about three seconds.

AI Communication May 17, 2026 6 min read
You're Communicating in the Wrong Language

Most technical professionals communicate in the language of execution. Leadership listens in the language of impact. The gap between them is where careers stall.

Reading the Corporate Game May 11, 2026 7 min read
Your Work Is Current. Your Reputation Isn't.

How the memory system inside your organization is building a version of you that doesn't reflect who you actually are — and what to do before the next calibration session.

Executive Communication May 11, 2026 6 min read
Your Boss Can't Champion Work They Can't Explain

Why technically excellent professionals keep getting passed over — and the three things your manager actually needs from you to fix it.

Promotion Strategy May 9, 2026 7 min read
You Weren't Passed Over for Your Performance. You Were Passed Over for Your Narrative.

Two systems run in every organization. Most technical professionals spend their entire career optimizing the wrong one.

Narrative Control April 30, 2026 7 min read
Your Work Doesn't Have a Return Address

Execution excellence and organizational visibility are two completely different games. Most technical professionals spend their entire career playing only one of them.

Reading the Corporate Game April 18, 2026 7 min read
The People Deciding Your Career Don't Know Who You Are

How your default communication mode is building a stranger in your boss's mind — and what it costs you at every review cycle.