Part 5: One last story before launch day š
In The Equity Edge, thereās a chapter called The Obstacle Course. Itās about something many of us know all too well:
š āWho do I have to be in your eyes to get this job?ā
š āAnd who do I have to become in your eyes to get this promotion?ā
That tug-of-war between who we are and who weāre expected to be.
This is the tightrope that so many high-potential professionals walkāespecially when weāre seen as different.
Too bold. Too quiet. Too direct. Too emotional. Too much.
Or not enough of whatever someone imagines āleadershipā should look like.
And thatās the real trap, isnāt it?
We start shaping ourselves around someone elseās comfort level.
Dimming. Bending. Second-guessing.
Not because weāre not qualifiedā
but because weāre navigating an invisible course of hidden rules and moving targets.
The Equity Edge doesnāt just name that pattern.
It gives us language to challenge itā
and tools to build systems where people donāt have to perform identity gymnastics just to be seen, hired, or promoted.
I wrote this book because the obstacle course is realā
but itās not unchangeable.
š The Equity Edge is for leaders, recruiters, (job seekers), and anyone ready to stop perpetuating what they never intended to create.
š Order Today!
Letās rewrite the rules.