EPISODE · Aug 11, 2026 · 3 MIN
HITS 1 Managing Up
from Ham In The Sandwich · host Stella Uwaechue
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.That sounds like a compliment.Until you realise it might be the reason you're drowning.Because the more competent you become, the more people assume you can handle.More pressure.More ambiguity.More responsibility.And sometimes, you say yes before you even know what you're saying yes to.That's when competence becomes a trap.🎙️ 𝐇.𝐈.𝐓.𝐒. 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏 — 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲: 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫I unpacked the uncomfortable lesson I had to learn:𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐞𝐬.𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.Episode 1 is out.If you've ever been the person everyone assumes can handle it...T𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 🥪#HamInTheSandwich #HITS #ManagingUp #MiddleManagement #CareerGrowth #Leadership
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