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Oct 29, 2026 1 hr 9 min

Why Invisible Work Doesn’t Get Promoted

from 40% Better - Engineering Leadership Hosted by Bill

A failure that didn’t happen is worth zero, at least to most companies. Bill talks with Jeremy McEntire, a former Army officer candidate turned engineering leader and the author of The Cage and the Mirror. They dig into why companies reward what they can see instead of what’s good for them, why the engineers who prevent disasters rarely get promoted, why big companies default to safe decisions, and the 10/20/70 rule of how we actually learn. Plus: growing up off the grid in Oklahoma, why grandmasters just make better mistakes, and a guessing game that shows how far ahead people really think. Connect with Jeremy: https://perardua.dev/ Get The Cage and the Mirror: https://a.co/d/08GMhJgL Connect with Bill / 40% Better: https://40pb.com

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