Which Tier Is Your Job Designed to Fill?
A job pays into some tiers and not others. Our reading: much work dissatisfaction is a mismatch between what yours pays and what you're asking of it.
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Career Change Through the Tier Lens
“I need a career change” is a prescription, not a diagnosis. Four different problems produce it, and — our reading — only two are solved by leaving.
July 29, 2026
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Esteem: The Difference Between Self-Worth and Other-Approval
Maslow split esteem into two needs: feeling capable, and being applauded. Mixing them up is how successful people end up feeling hollow.
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