
CAREERS CORNER: Betrayed at work here's how to move forward in your career.
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So why does professional betrayal happen so often in businesses? Why are the most successful professionals targeted by the weakest, who are allowed to seemingly "get away with it?" In our society today we see this played out publicly - Capt. Brett Crozier is the most recent standout of this ugliness.
The brutal reality is that commonplace, ordinary individuals thrive in certain bureaucracies, and what is rewarded above all else is conformity - regardless of what the executives state outwardly with regard to culture and company values. If you stand up for excellence, to some you threaten the bureaucracy for which you work, and therefore by default you have become a target.
The brutal reality is that commonplace, ordinary individuals thrive in certain bureaucracies, and what is rewarded above all else is conformity - regardless of what the executives state outwardly with regard to culture and company values. If you stand up for excellence, to some you threaten the bureaucracy for which you work, and therefore by default you have become a target.

