The Loyalty Trap: When Being a Team Player Costs You the Promotion

Let’s talk about a hard truth no one wants to admit: Being loyal can cost you. Not because loyalty is bad.Not because your team doesn’t appreciate you.But because sometimes, loyalty becomes a trap—one that keeps high-performing leaders stuck, overlooked, and under-leveraged. If you’ve ever heard, “We just can’t afford to lose you in this role right now,”—this […]