Your Work Doesn't Speak for Itself

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Free worksheet for this episode: https://crayonleadership.com/podcast/skip-level/work-doesnt-speak/ Her dashboard saved the company millions. Nobody upstairs knew her name — until she started writing a monthly one-pager. Maya and Marcus unpack the visibility paradox: identical performance gets rated differently based on who's narrating it. Three moves: document as you go (build a receipts file), narrate the work not yourself, and establish a visibility rhythm. Nadia's story — from invisible analyst to principal. Maya and Marcus are AI voices, created with text-to-speech. This show is written and produced by Joe Dutkiewicz of Crayon Leadership. Joe equips mid-senior leaders to think and act two levels up, so they're recognizable to top leaders and ready for the promotion before it opens. Find Joe on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook, and at the Crayon Leadership website.