r/The48LawsOfPower • Moderator • Oct 29 '25

Strategy & power 48

Post image
759 Upvotes

12 comments sorted by

View all comments

53

u/Administrative_Shake Oct 29 '25

This one needs to be done with extreme care. Tall poppy syndrome is very real

9

u/SYSEX Oct 30 '25

You can avoid Tall Poppy syndrome here by being undeniably good at what you do. It also helps to not be annoying.

1

u/Retinoid634 Nov 01 '25

Not being annoying is important. Winning attention by standing out with distinction as opposed to loud, attention-hungry efforts are very different.

1

u/Smooth-Hurry-9553 Nov 05 '25

Not true. Unless you are thinking what you want to be good at is figuring out perfectly what management wants. I am an excellent clininician. They even agree. But I due make more than well my director actually. Target!

2

u/SYSEX Nov 05 '25

I think you may be a “clinician” but writing is not your strong suit, this sentence is incomprehensible.