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The Manager's Dilemma of Overworking Star Performers
Why high-performing employees are often crushed by their own competence, not just a bad boss. We look at the specific case of a mid-level marketing director who was promoted to fix a broken team but ended up burning out because her manager kept piling on the most complex, high-visibility problems. It is not about toxic management in the traditional sense; it is about the structural trap of rewarding excellence with more work instead of better systems. Lucas and Luna break down the 'competence curse' and offer three concrete steps for managers to recognize when they are using their…
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