When a Good Boss Is Bad for Your Career
Most people blame bad bosses for stalled careers. But some of the biggest slowdowns come from leaders you actually like working for. This piece breaks down the difference between comfort and stretch—and why it’s harder to see when you’re in it.
The Job Market May Be Warming—What Does That Mean for You?
A warming job market changes behavior before it changes outcomes. This article examines how even modest signs of improvement can reopen stalled decisions, expose hidden retention risk, and deepen frustration for job seekers when the story of recovery moves faster than the reality.
Subtraction Before Addition: A Smarter Way To Set and Execute Goals
Most goals fail before execution begins—not because they’re wrong, but because subtraction never happened. This article examines why leaders absorb the cost of unspoken tradeoffs, and how prioritizing what comes off the table is the real lever for execution.
Stop Optimizing Your Job, Start Optimizing Your Career
Your title says Senior Director. Your scope says something else. Some environments starve capability growth while appearing to reward you. Here's how to tell the difference.
Fork in the Road: What To Do When Your Biopharma Career Goes Off Track
When belief in the mission remains but the career path doesn't, what do you do? A framework for thinking about staying with strategy—not fear.
Job Hugging Won’t Save You: The Hidden Risk of Playing It Safe
In volatile industries like biopharma, staying put might seem like a smart bet, but job hugging can quietly erode your visibility, growth and future opportunities.
Stop Selling the Dream, Start Telling the Truth
Transparency doesn’t drive people away—it attracts the right ones. In this bold take, Angela Justice urges biopharma leaders to stop sugarcoating the journey and start telling the whole truth.
Loyalty Is a Flawed Strategy—And It Can Cost You
She turned down a recruiter two weeks before being laid off. This article unpacks why loyalty without leverage is a liability—and how to stay strategic without guilt.
When Feedback Feels Off: Using Critique That Doesn’t Feel Fair
Unfair feedback stings because you care. This article unpacks why the gap between intent and impact matters more than fairness—and how to turn critique into traction.
Everyone Talks About Making a First Impression, But What About Your Last One?
Three exits. Three very different outcomes. One disappeared. One burned bridges. One built them. Why your last impression matters more than your first—and how to leave well.
You’re Right, But No One’s Listening: 3 Steps To Make Your Voice Impossible To Ignore
You raised the alarm. Leadership heard you. Nothing changed. This article unpacks why being right isn't enough—and three steps to turn insights into action.
Survivor Syndrome: 3 Steps for Keeping Your Career on Track After Layoffs
She felt relieved to still have her job—but that relief quickly turned to guilt. Then panic. This is survivor syndrome, and it's hitting biopharma teams hard. Three steps to regain control.

