Leadership and teams · Video · 27 September 2026
Why aren’t you getting promoted if you’re the best? The trap of being indispensable
Being the person everyone calls can hold your career back, and always relying on your best people is a risk for the company. Three solutions: force people to prioritise, make your contribution visible and stop being indispensable.
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Your actions for this week
- Next time you’re given an extra task, ask for it to be prioritised: what gets put back?
- Share the result of your last project with whoever decides your future.
- Teach someone a task that only you know how to do today.
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