You champion everyone but yourself. Not because you can't. Because no one ever taught you to translate your own impact into words that get heard.

I know because I lived it.

I walked into my first corporate role after 15 years in oncology.

I'd done this before.

Deep expertise in leading teams through impossible situations.
A track record of holding people together when it mattered most.
Genuine care that got results.

For years, I delivered.
Quietly. Consistently. The way I always had.

But the people work was invisible.

The trust that made results happen.
The care that kept people delivering.

None of it fit their "definition".
So none of it existed.

The environment made it clear: the problem was me.

That I needed to toughen up.
Perform.
Become someone else to be recognized.

And it finally broke me.

At that point I held on to what I knew.
My oncology roots.

I had already been taught not just to see, but deliver this work as impact.

Corporate had not trained it out of me.
It just had no mechanism to see it.

So I built one.

I've helped over 100 human-first leaders in traditional corporate do what I learned to do - build an executive-ready Impact Portfolio.

So you can advocate for scope, promotion, or compensation:

→ Translate - Name and own your impact in language that lands
→ Advocate - Know exactly what to ask for, with the words to get it
→ Decide - Have a plan: what, by when, and what you'll do if it doesn't happen

Without becoming someone you're not.

Oncology-trained. Corporate-tested.

DM me "CLARITY" to start.

Laurie Banfi

Championing others has a cost.

Never championing yourself.

This was my story:

I did everything they said I had to.
Still passed over.

Working harder didn't change it.

Waiting to be noticed didn't either.


Here's what changed everything:

I already knew how to advocate.

I did it constantly. For my team. My peers. My direct reports. 

Translated their impact into language that got heard and moved the needle forward.

The skill wasn't missing.
It was pointed in every direction but my own.

This isn't a deficit. It's a redirect.

Here are the 5 steps I take:

1. Name one win you'd champion if it were theirs
2. Write the case you'd make for them
3. Read it back as if it's yours
4. Notice your own resistance
5. Acknowledge it all.

Because if you can't see what you've done,
why should anyone else?


I learnt from experience:

Keep pointing it outward and nothing changes. 

Another year of being valued in words and invisible in decisions (including your own).


Redirect it at yourself and watch what shifts:

Your impact gets heard by who matters - yourself first.
You advocate from that acknowledgment
You choose what's next from clarity, not exhaustion.

Same skill. Finally pointed at you.


What win did you downplay this week?


♻️ Repost to help someone acknowledge their own impact

➕ Follow Laurie Banfi for more on closing the recognition gap as a human-first leader.

Exhausted from effort that no one sees? DM me CLARITY - harder isn't the answer.

Valued in words but invisible in decisions? | For human-first leaders in traditional corporate | Oncology-trained. Corporate-tested | DM me “CLARITY”

Empowering Leadership to Level Up without Burning Out | Scientific and Research-backed Methods | Healthcare CIO & SaaS CTO at Startups, PE & Fortune 50

I'm a CIO with a passion for developing the next wave of executive leaders with ultra-resilience. 

View more for...EXCLUSIVE OFFER 👇

Burnout almost ended my career as a C-Suite executive. Now, I’m on a mission to ensure it doesn’t happen to you.

I’m Dr. Oliver Degnan, and aside from my work as a fractional CIO in AI product Innovation, I empower professionals to reverse burnout in under 20 days with my Never Burnout Again® course, then help them unlock new career heights with my LevelUP System®. 

These proven systems are your roadmap to:

1️⃣ Staying relevant in an ultra-competitive job market.
2️⃣ Creating clarity on your identity and professional brand, and what to do next.
3️⃣ Attracting more career growth opportunities (be found by AI recruiters).
4️⃣ Never burnout again!

When you’re ready to escape burnout and fast-track your career growth, let’s create your leadership blueprint.

EXCLUSIVE OFFER
Book a 25-minute call with me ($280 value) and get my premium Burnout Field Guide ($149 value), with scientific systems to escape burnout forever, for FREE. 
👉 Go to https://book.drdegnan.com today!

Oliver Degnan

This will change the way you lead:

I used to think leadership was about commanding respect.

Then I worked for a leader everyone loved collaborating with, 
And I realized I had it completely backward.

"Be the person you want to work with."

The most powerful career strategy isn't networking or self-promotion. 

It's becoming someone others genuinely want to partner with.

Most people focus on being impressive. 
Smart people focus on being irresistible to work with.

Here's what that my experience taught me:

✅ Be Reliable:

→ Show up prepared and on time
→ Follow through without reminders
→ Deliver what you promise when you promise

✅ Be Supportive:

→ Celebrate others' achievements publicly
→ Offer help before being asked
→ Share resources and opportunities

✅ Be Growth-Oriented:

→ Admit mistakes quickly and learn openly
→ Ask for feedback regularly
→ Help others develop their skills

The result? 

Opportunities started finding me instead of me chasing them. 

People began recommending me for roles I hadn't even applied for.

Your career trajectory isn't just about what you can do. 
It's about how people feel when they work with you.

Always strive to be that leader.

♻️ Repost this to help someone become an impactful leader.
🔔 For more tools on Leadership and Burnout, subscribe here: read.drdegnan.com

Dr. Oliver Degnan

#1 Burnout Coach on LinkedIn ☕️ EBITDA-Friendly CIO, Published Author, Multiple Patents ⚡️ Doctor in Business

Promotions don't go to the hardest workers:

They go to the most visible ones.

Same hours. Same effort. Same results.

Different visibility.

These 7 tactics make your impact impossible to ignore:

1. Communicate to influence, not just inform 
Lead with conclusions. 
Start with outcomes.

2. Stop hiding behind "we" 
Your specific role. Your measurable result.

3. Master strategic visibility 
Position yourself where decision-makers notice you during high-priority challenges.

4. Implement the RISE framework 
Read priorities → Invest in relationships → Show value → Execute consistently.

5. Demonstrate "next-level" thinking 
Exhibit capabilities of the role you want, not just the one you have.

6. Develop executive presence Clear communication. 
Composure under pressure. 
Gravitas that signals readiness.

7. Volunteer for "unsolvable" pain points 
Transform your career by solving problems nobody else wants to touch.

Most high-performers burn out waiting for recognition.
These tactics make you impossible to overlook.

Level up and start being the leader that you are meant to be. 

I share 100+ level up tactics for professionals in my newsletter. 
Subscribe today: read.drdegnan.com

Your #1 Source for a Burnout-Free Life ☕️ EBITDA-Friendly CIO, Published Author, Multiple Patents ⚡️ Doctor in Business

taplio

The Battle

Laurie Banfi

Oliver Degnan

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Performance ScoreLaurie Banfi's LinkedIn Performance

Performance ScoreOliver Degnan's LinkedIn Performance

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

taplio

The Battle

Laurie Banfi

Oliver Degnan

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Performance Score.css-goub6s{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:500;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);display:block;margin-top:var(--chakra-space-1);}Laurie Banfi's LinkedIn Performance

Performance ScoreOliver Degnan's LinkedIn Performance

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

Performance ScoreLaurie Banfi's LinkedIn Performance