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The Silent Career Killer No One Talks About
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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a workplace dynamic that quietly derails careers: passive undermining through information withholding. They examine the case of a mid-level marketing manager at a Fortune 500 CPG company who saw her promotion prospects stall because a peer systematically 'forgot' to CC her on key emails and excluded her from informal Slack channels. The discussion drills into a 2024 study from MIT Sloan showing that 43% of managers admit to withholding information from colleagues they see as rivals. Lucas breaks down the distinction between active sabotage and passive information hoarding, while Luna shares a story from her own time at a startup where a quiet teammate used this tactic to become the de facto gatekeeper of a critical client relationship. They offer three concrete strategies: building redundant information channels, the 'pre-brief' email habit, and creating visible contribution markers that can't be erased by omission. No buzzwords, no platitudes — just a focused look at how information asymmetry works as a subtle power play in modern offices, and what listeners can do to protect their careers.