Why Working Harder Is Keeping You Stuck (The Error Chain)
Why Working Harder Is Keeping You Stuck (The Error Chain) Executive Coach: Christina Holloway No career stalls because of one bad decision. It’s always a sequence—a series of individually reasonable choices that together create a ceiling. In aviation, it’s called the Error Chain. In your career, it’s the process of succeeding at the wrong thing until there’s no margin left. Today, I’m deconstructing how high performers—the "tough cookies" and the "workhorses"—unwittingly build these chains link by link. I’m walking you through two real-world case studies from my executive coaching practice to show you: The External Chain: How toxic leaders use your resilience against you (and the subtle "favor" trap). The Internal Chain: How a deeply held belief in "hard work" can actually mask a need for control and stop a promotion in its tracks. The 5 Chain-Breakers: Tactical questions to ask yourself in real-time to interrupt the thought sequences that keep you stuck. The Resources: What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith ➡️ Download your FREE Communication Toolkit: https://subscribepage.io/84vaJw (start drafting your own "Architect Statements" today) ➡️ Subscribe to my newsletter, The Executive Edge: https://subscribepage.io/christinaholloway SHARE THIS VIDEO: • Why Working Harder Is Keeping You Stuck (T... Say hi online: ▶️ Website: https://christinaholloway.com ▶️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christina.m.holl... ▶️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christinamholloway ▶️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinahollo... ▶️ Email: [email protected] #christinaholloway #executivecoach #careerstrategist 00:00 Introduction 02:01 Meet Christina Holloway 02:46 1. The Error Chain 06:01 2. The Chain Forms: "I'm A Tough Cookie" 11:12 3. The Chain Forms Differently: "I Work Hard" 17:01 4. The Chain Breakers 23:34 Summary: Contribute to Where You Actually Want to Go
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