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2025 Year In Review: Y2 of The Uncommon Executive
Learnings and interesting tidbits from year 2 of growing my portfolio career.
Dec 18, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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Visibility and Communication is The Job
Many of us just want to put our head down and do work. Sending updates feel like a chore. Businesses rely on collaboration to accomplish big goals, and…
Dec 11, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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Failure as a Feature, Not a Bug
How to leverage your imperfections to build resilient teams
Published on Perspectives
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Dec 5, 2025
How To Ask for Support from Senior Leaders
How to take advantage when your leader says "let me know how I can help." Use it to accelerate your projects and your career while increasing perception…
Dec 4, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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November 2025
How To Be Memorable To Senior Executives
It's performance review season, and staying top of mind (in a good way) to senior leaders has unforeseen benefits. Here's three tips to try before the…
Nov 27, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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Recognizing How Bias Compounds at Leadership levels
Kids and parents are all sick so this week’s post is taken from my book, The Uncommon Executive: Breakthrough to the C-suite as a Minority.
Nov 20, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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Why Being Capable Doesn't Get You Promoted
Getting into leadership is more about positioning yourself for that next opportunity than working hard at your current role.
Nov 13, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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How to communicate succinctly to executives
Executives are short on time and attention. Learn how to Be Brief, Be Brilliant, and Be gone. The secret is in clarity of thinking and having the…
Nov 6, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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October 2025
Letting go is A Leadership Superpower
Letting go of what made us successful and fixed ideas of what is right is the secret to becoming a great executive. Here's the why and the how to do it…
Oct 31, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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How To Manage False Rumors As a High Performer
High-performers will encounter rumors about their wins rooted in jealousy and envy. The best way to address them is to sidestep the emotions and build a…
Oct 23, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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How to Lead Through Systems, Not Skills
Being "the best" got us into leadership. Learning how to build effective systems and retain great people propels you into the executive levels.
Oct 16, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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5 Tactical Ways To Tackle Meeting Proliferation
Too many meetings comes from a lack of clarity and context or murky decision-making. Solving these issues will naturally decrease meeting load.
Oct 9, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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