⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️ and others share their thoughts on LinkedIn
⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️ • 3rd+Premium • 3rd+Top 10 Product Marketing Consultant | Founder at Product Marketing Career Accelerator | Ranked #1 PMM creator worldwide | Follow for posts about workplace practice, culture, and marketing.Top 10 Product Marketing Consultant | Founder at Product Marketing Career Accelerator | Ranked #1 PMM creator worldwide | Follow for posts about workplace practice, culture, and marketing.View my newsletter1w • 1 week ago • Visible to anyone on or off LinkedIn
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“You’re too valuable where you are.”
6 words that quietly kill careers.
After coaching 500+ professionals at Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce & beyond, I noticed a hidden pattern:
The most dependable professionals wait twice as long for promotion.
Welcome to the Reliability Trap 🪤
Here’s why your stellar reputation might be the very thing holding you back:
→ You deliver flawlessly
→ Leaders grow reliant on your execution
→ Moving you feels “too risky”
→ Less reliable peers leap ahead
Brutal truth:
No one promotes their best firefighter during the fire 🔥
But this can be reversed.
I help high-performing professionals escape this trap every day - and level up.
Here’s the 4-shift framework they use:
1. Strategic Value Creation
❌ Stop being the task master
✅ Start being the opportunity finder
↳ “I’ve identified a $2.1M opportunity in X.”
↳ Speak in outcomes, not checklists
2. Replacement Strategy
❌ Don’t hoard the know-how
✅ Build bench strength
↳ Delegate 30% of your workload
↳ Leaders promote those who scale
3. Decision Altitude
❌ Don’t just “do”
✅ Think and speak at the next level
↳ “The strategic implication of this is…”
↳ Operate like your future title
4. Visibility Architecture
❌ Don’t wait to be discovered
✅ Engineer strategic exposure
↳ “I’d like to present this at leadership…”
↳ Be in the rooms where decisions happen
Reliability keeps you stuck.
Strategy gets you seen.
This isn’t about working harder.
It’s about reframing how others perceive your value.
One client went from “too essential to promote” to Senior Director in just 18 months.
Ever feel like your dependability is your biggest liability?
Drop a 🎯 if it hits.
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Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey • 3rd+
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When value is mistaken for permanence, growth is stalled. We were never meant to stay hidden in plain sight 🙏
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Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey "Hidden in plain sight" captures the feeling perfectly, and it's precisely why actively shaping how your value is perceived and seen becomes so vital for real growth. That strategic visibility makes all the difference.
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Dr. Chris Mullen • 3rd+
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This is a great reminder⚡️Harvey! Shifting from being the go-to problem solver to a strategic thinker can really open doors. Focusing on outcomes and visibility is key for growth.
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Dr. Chris Mullen Moving away from just solving immediate problems, towards demonstrating strategic impact and ensuring that impact is seen, is fundamental for advancement. That focus on outcomes and visibility really does pave the way for growth.
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Andrea Petrone • 3rd+
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⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️ Visibility isn’t luck; it’s intentional. Get in the room where decisions are made, and make yourself heard.
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Andrea Petrone That's precisely the mindset behind engineering your visibility. Relying on being discovered often means staying put, while intentional exposure truly drives you forward and gets you into those critical conversations.
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Natalia Cano • 3rd+
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The shift from “doing” to “thinking and speaking at the next level” is a game-changer for anyone looking to break through. ⚡️Harvey Lee
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Natalia Cano It's a true game-changer because it shifts you from being viewed as an expert in your current role to an emerging leader with broader strategic insight. That change in perception really does open up new pathways.
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Ryan Yockey • 3rd+
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Strategic exposure is crucial for visibility. Be proactive in seeking opportunities to present and connect with leadership. Don't let your value go unnoticed.
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⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️ Author
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Ryan Yockey Actively seeking those presentation and connection opportunities is precisely how you take control of your narrative and ensure your strategic contributions are truly seen by decision makers. Waiting for value to be noticed often means it isn't.
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Benjamin B. Bargetzi • 3rd+
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Such a powerful insight ⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️! Shifting from being the go-to doer to a strategic leader is key
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Benjamin B. Bargetzi Many professionals excel at 'doing,' but consciously cultivating that strategic leadership perspective is what truly propels them forward and opens new doors. It’s a pivotal transformation.
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Sean McPheat • 3rd+
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Creating opportunities and visibility should be part of your growth plan.
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Sean McPheat Absolutely. When creating opportunities and engineering visibility are intentionally woven into your career strategy, you shift from passively hoping for advancement to actively building your path forward. That proactive stance makes all the difference.
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Adam Broda • 3rd+
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⚡️Harvey- being essential can backfire. I’ve seen visibility and delegation shift careers fast.
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Adam Broda Those two elements, making sure others can step in through delegation and ensuring your broader strategic contributions are visible, truly can unlock rapid career growth. It's about actively managing that perception of your value.
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Harry Karydes • 3rd+
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Being reliable quietly stalls careers, ⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️
Strategic value shines brighter than flawless delivery.
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Luke Tobin • 3rd+
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Insightful advice on overcoming the reliability trap and advancing your career strategically. ⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️
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Luke Tobin The "reliability trap" often operates so quietly, so bringing that strategic lens to career progression is absolutely vital for anyone looking to break free and advance. I'm glad the advice resonated.
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