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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 1H 4M

You Didn't Quit. But Part of You Did. | The 8 Stages of Alienation with Anton Gunn

from The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership · host Zach White

👉 Watch the Engineering Director Promotion Plan (free): https://youtu.be/ZrRe3O8KHSQ Your best people are quietly checked out. And you might not even know it's happening. Zach sits down with leadership consultant Anton Gunn to unpack why injustice in the workplace—not discrimination, but the daily slights, the excluded emails, the teams nobody wants to join—is quietly destroying your culture and driving retention. Anton breaks down the Eight Stages of Alienation, why 95% of leaders either miss it or do nothing about it, and exactly what separates the 5% who actually fix it. You'll learn: - The Eight Stages of Alienation: how one act of disrespect escalates into the "8:59 employee" who mentally quit years ago - Why injustice is invisible to half of leaders—and how to actually see what's happening on your team - The three questions every person silently asks their leader (and why your actions matter more than your words) - How vulnerability and imperfection make you a stronger leader than any perfect script ever could 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿? Get the free Director Promotion Roadmap and discover the 5 critical gaps keeping you from getting promoted— and exactly how to close them. https://lifestyleengineering.oasisofcourage.com/director-promotion-roadmap 👉 Watch the Engineering Director Promotion Plan (free): https://youtu.be/ZrRe3O8KHSQ

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