Episode Title: This Shit Works. But Only If You Stop Lying to Yourself I Julie Brown

Most Executives don’t fail because they lack talent.
They fail because they avoid slow, unglamorous behaviors that don’t reward the ego immediately but compound relentlessly over time.

Julie Brown, author of “This Shit Works” dismantles the biggest lies professionals tell themselves about networking, visibility, and career growth, grounded in the landmark study by Wolff and Moser. 

This conversation moves beyond advice and into evidence.

What you’ll hear is not about “putting yourself out there.”
It’s the how and why networking doesn’t just correlate with success.
It predicts salary growth over time

If you’re still buying the dangerous myth that “your work will speak for itself” think again.
Internal networking drives more career growth than external visibility.

Plus:

Why high performers are statistically vulnerable

The hidden role of shame and avoidance in stalled careers

What laid-off professionals must stop avoiding immediately if they want momentum back

Why job security is gone and what act

About the Research Referenced

The conversation is anchored in a longitudinal study by Hans-Georg Wolff and Klaus Moser, which examined networking behaviors and career success over multiple years.

The findings show that networking predicts not just current salary, but future salary growth, especially when relationships are actively maintained over time.

 

Connect with Julie Brown

• Book: This Shit Works
  • Website and speaking schedule: Available here

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