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The Career Edge™
Welcome to The Career Edge, where we unpack how work actually works.
Most professionals spend years figuring out the unwritten rules of the workplace on their own. This show is built to change that.
Hosted by Leslie Ferry, creator of Zee, The Career Edge explores the questions most career conversations never ask. What actually drives careers forward. How others interpret your decisions, communication, and actions through their unique lens. And how small, deliberate shifts based on this…
Episodes
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Why the Same Idea Lands Differently With Different People
Have you ever presented the same idea to three different colleagues and gotten three completely different reactions? One person engages immediately. Another…
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Why Ideas Stall – And How to Adjust
In collaborative work environments, the same idea can produce very different reactions. One colleague immediately sees the value. Another asks detailed…
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When Your Work Doesn’t Land
Most professionals can remember a moment when their work didn’t land the way they expected. You share an idea in a meeting. You explain a recommendation you’ve…
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Build The Performance Loop Into Your Rhythm of Work
Growth doesn’t stall dramatically. It softens gradually, when reflection becomes occasional instead of intentional. In this episode of The Career Edge, Leslie…
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Why Reflection Alone Doesn’t Improve Career Performance
Over the last several episodes, we’ve explored the Performance Loop: Intelligence × Reflection × Adjustment = Growth Intelligence expands what you understand…
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Reflection Isn’t Replay: And Growth Depends on the Difference
Most professionals believe they reflect. They replay meetings in their minds. They revisit conversations. They think through what they could have said…
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Intelligence at Work Isn’t What You Think
The First Multiplier in the Performance Loop Most professionals equate intelligence with knowledge: what you know, how quickly you think, or how technically…
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The Performance Loop: Why Career Growth Stalls Without It
Most professionals assume growth comes from experience. More projects. More responsibility. More exposure. But experience alone doesn’t compound performance…
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Managers: Trust Is What Makes Accountability and Feedback Work
Trust at work is often talked about as a value or a personality trait. But in practice, trust is something people experience through how work is set up…
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Managers: Accountability Depends on the Context You Create
Accountability often gets framed as something managers hold people to. Deadlines. Metrics. Follow-ups. But in practice, accountability is something managers…
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Operating Differently Now: Turning Insight Into Intentional Action
In the first two episodes of this series, we explored how performance and promotion decisions actually work, not as rewards for the past, but as judgments…
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What Promotion Readiness Actually Looks Like
Promotion readiness is often misunderstood as a function of time, effort, or strong execution. In reality, promotion decisions are rarely rewards for past…
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What Your Performance Review Really Evaluates
Performance reviews often feel confusing, not because you’re underperforming, but because they’re no longer evaluating what most people think they are. In this…
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Managers: Building Relationship Intelligence
As a new manager, your intent is almost always to be helpful — but your impact doesn’t always land that way. In this episode, Leslie Ferry explores why…
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The Manager’s Mindset Shift
The transition from "star contributor" to "manager" is often the most difficult jump in a professional career. In this episode, Leslie Ferry breaks down why…
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Why They Aren’t Hearing You: The Secret Logic of Relationship Intelligence
In a digital-first world, it is easy to become a "resource" rather than a "partner". If you feel like your ideas are being "ghosted" or your contributions…
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Execution Builds Trust. Judgment Builds Trajectory.
Early in our career, the rules are clear: do what is asked, execute accurately, and follow directions. This builds essential credibility. But eventually, the…
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Reflection: The Most Underrated Accelerator of Career Growth
Most professionals reflect — but usually only after something goes wrong. In this episode of The Career Edge, Leslie Ferry explores why intentional reflection…
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Career Transitions: How to Succeed When the Rules Change
Career transitions are exciting — and often more challenging than we expect. In this episode of The Career Edge, we explore why capable, motivated…
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Welcome to The Career Edge
Not the obvious version of how work works. The Career Edge unpacks the unspoken dynamics that shape performance and momentum, the patterns many professionals…
The Career Edge™Get to Know What You Don’t Know: Turning Blind Spots Into Bright Spots
AI is changing how we work — but fear not. Your greatest career advantage isn’t technical; it’s human. In this first episode of The Career Edge, you’ll…
The Career Edge™Say It So It Lands: Communicating to Be Understood
The best communicators don’t just speak clearly — they speak to be understood. And that starts by shaping messages around what your listeners need to hear to…
The Career Edge™Think & Reason Like Your Boss’s Boss
AI might predict your next word or action — but today’s workplace requires you to predict what your boss’s boss needs next. In this episode of The Career Edge…
The Career Edge™Trust Is a Verb: The Behaviors That Build Belief
Trust isn’t a feeling — it’s a track record of consistent actions. It’s earned through what people see you do, not just what you say you value. In this episode…
The Career Edge™Turning Friction Into Flow: Collaborating Beyond Comfort Zones
Good collaboration doesn’t just happen — it’s designed. In this final episode of The Career Edge, discover how understanding the differences in work styles…