For a long time, corporate life rewarded effort.
Late nights.
Long meetings.
Visible busyness.
“She works very hard.”
But in the AI era, something fundamental has changed.
Today, organizations are no longer asking
Introduction: The Invisible Trap of Proving
In a world obsessed with validation—likes, titles, promotions, applause—it’s easy to confuse progress with performance.
We spend years trying to prove:
* that we’re
Most people evaluate CEOs by products launched, stock price, or media charisma.
But the real test of a CEO is far subtler:
Can they evolve as the company evolves?
The book The Life
Where Bias Hides: 8 Places It Sneaks Into Our Decisions
When people hear the word bias, they often imagine a single thing: a person being unfair.
But bias is bigger than that.
Bias
Everyone thinks.
Students think while studying.
Professionals think while solving problems.
Founders think while making decisions under uncertainty.
But there’s a higher-level skill that separates fast growth from slow growth:
Metacognition — thinking