August 25, 2026
Control Your Career (and buy my new book!)
Scott's third book is officially out on Amazon. 197 pages on why nobody is coming to save your career, and what taking the keys back actually looks like.
Read Article →Career Advice / Getting Promoted
You did the work. You hit the numbers. Somebody else got the job.
Promotions rarely go to the best performer. They go to the person the decision makers can already picture in the seat. These articles are about closing that gap: getting seen, asking the direct question, and knowing when the answer is never.
Scott's third book is officially out on Amazon. 197 pages on why nobody is coming to save your career, and what taking the keys back actually looks like.
Read Article →You can solve the problem, save the account, and quietly hold everything together while someone else gets the attention. Scott on why value and visibility are two different jobs, and why you have to do both.
Read Article →Wilson the cat gets locked in the bedroom every time the family leaves town, and it is entirely because he never complains. Scott on the cost of being the easiest person to inconvenience.
Read Article →A matchstick puzzle with several correct answers. Scott on why copying someone else’s career path usually means solving the wrong version of your problem.
Read Article →Someone with less talent just got promoted, and your anger is trying to tell you something. Scott on the games you refused to play, why work doesn’t speak for itself, and how to stop being easy to overlook.
Read Article →Scott’s favorite Seinfeld episode is “The Pick,” where Jerry gets accused of something he never did and nobody cares about the truth because they already made up their minds. The same thing happens in your career. People only see fragments of your work and fill in the rest themselves. Scott on why visibility is not bragging, it is clarity, and why nobody can support a goal they do not know exists.
Read Article →It must be promotion season. You've seen the LinkedIn announcements and you're scratching your head. Before you spiral into comparison mode, here's what social
Read Article →The mindset that got you your first promotion isn't the one that gets you to the next level. Are you still walking up to new doors with old keys?
Read Article →At my son's football banquet, I watched something unfold that reminded me: recognition isn't vanity. It's fuel. And the best leaders know how to give it.
Read Article →You don't prove yourself once in your career and then coast. Credibility expires fast. Every new room means you have to prove yourself again, and the minute yo
Read Article →Titles have become the career version of vanity metrics. They look good from the outside, but they don't always tell the truth about what's happening on the ins
Read Article →Sometimes the most obnoxious employees get the most attention, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Nice people who quietly deliver can get passed up because lea
Read Article →There are a lot of talented people quietly grinding. But if you never learn to articulate your value, someone with half your talent and twice your visibility will beat you every time.
Read Article →Waiting is not a career strategy. Scott on why you write your own story, build your own case, and stop asking permission to change your career.
Read Article →Scott's new book Control Your Career launches August 24. The premise is simple: everyone else controls your career until you decide to step up and own the narrative.
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