The Unwritten Rules of Getting Ahead

Career · Promotion By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #40 Read on my website We were three or four drinks in when he told me. He did not work at the bank anymore. He had been senior there. Senior enough to have been in rooms I never got into. And somewhere between the sec...

by Feras Asakrieh — Sep 12, 2026

Nobody Promotes The Engine

Career · Leadership By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #39 Read on my website I was on a work call the night my child was born. Let me say that again, because it still stings. My wife was in the bed. The baby was coming. And I had my phone pressed to my ear, solving a p...

by Feras Asakrieh — Sep 05, 2026

Nobody Is Coming To Look

Career · Leadership By Feras Asakrieh · 6 min read · Issue #38 Read on my website I took over a new team and my inbox was a war zone. Updates. Long emails. BI reports with three paragraphs explaining one chart. Everybody was telling me how hard they were working. Nobody was t...

by Feras Asakrieh — Aug 29, 2026

Ask For What You Want. Out Loud.

Career · Mindset By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #37 Sandra had dinner on the table. I was still holding my phone. The VP role had posted that afternoon. I read it four times on the drive home. I read it again at the table. I told her about it. I told her it was a big ...

by Feras Asakrieh — Aug 22, 2026

Your best performer stopped thinking. AI is hiding it perfectly.

Career · Leadership By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #36 My son Rayan is 14. A few months ago, I gave him full access to AI. I did it on purpose. AI is becoming the new literacy. I did not want him learning it at 25, behind everyone else. I wanted him to have an edge. ...

by Feras Asakrieh — Aug 15, 2026

Hard Work Will Not Protect You From Toxic Culture

Career · Leadership By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #35 Iwas driving home the night everything fell apart. Earlier that day, the biggest project I was leading got pulled. Not by me. Not with me in the room. People I worked with every day had gone behind closed doors and ...

by Feras Asakrieh — Aug 08, 2026

Your Best People Should Be Able to Leave You

Career · Leadership By Feras Asakrieh · 4 min read · Issue #33 Tuesday. Big executive review. I am already in the room when Alex walks in. No text this time. After twelve years, I noticed. Who Walked In Twelve Years Ago? Alex was not ready. Smart, no question. But rough...

by Feras Asakrieh — Aug 01, 2026

Nobody Settles After 40. Except the People Who Were Told To

Career · Mindset By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #34 I was standing on the rooftop of my building in Jacksonville, Florida. My friend lives on the 21st floor and invited me up for a 4th of July party. I was 47 years old, surrounded by people who made me feel small in the b...

by Feras Asakrieh — Jul 25, 2026

Your Team Doesn't Need AI. They Need to Lead First.

Career · Leadership By Feras Asakrieh · 4 min read · Issue #32 It was almost 9pm. I had already turned off half the lights in my house, getting ready for bed. My phone buzzed. A text from one of my directors. "I need help managing someone on my team." The Easy Answer I ...

by Feras Asakrieh — Jul 18, 2026

The People Who Aren't Afraid of Their Boss Anymore

Career · Mindset By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #31 Iused to run side businesses while working full-time. More than one, for years. I built them quietly, on weekends and after hours, never making a big deal out of it. Then I left Citi for CSX. A different role, new ...

by Feras Asakrieh — Jul 11, 2026

Navigating Office Politics: Lessons Learned from My Own Mistakes

Career · Promotions By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #25 Office politics is something many of us dread. It can feel like a minefield, full of unspoken rules, hidden agendas, and power dynamics that can be difficult to navigate. But if you want to grow in your career, learning to l...

by Feras Asakrieh — Jul 06, 2026

From Manager to Director: 4 Key Shifts You Need to Make

Career · Promotions By Feras Asakrieh · 5 min read · Issue #24 The jump from manager to director isn't as simple as doing more of the same. As a director, you enter the first tier of executives, and your impact on the organization becomes much greater. Most managers miss the mark becaus...

by Feras Asakrieh — Jul 06, 2026

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