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What to Do When Your Boss Won?t Advocate for You

Harvard Business Review

And they can even overtly undermine you and attempt to sabotage your long-term career prospects. You owe it to yourself to find a workable strategy to advance your career. Perhaps your boss is trying to advocate for you but lacks the social capital and credibility to successfully advocate for anyone.

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

They’d met at university, and although Derek had gone on to graduate school and a career in banking, while Rogier had joined his family construction business and then founded Contect, they’d never lost touch. He now had only one major—and very vocal—opponent: Vera Hoch, the head of the audit committee.