Corporate Circles - The Proximity Trap: Why Your Talent Means Nothing Without a Golf Buddy

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Host Nick Ledger exposes how executive advancement favors proximity over performance. Drawing on examples like The Lyceum Circle of Leaders and Chicago's Leadership Circle, this episode examines why private peer groups control promotions, explaining how information asymmetry makes golf buddies more valuable than talent. Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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