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  • On the Radar and Off the Radar: Navigating Career Growth

    By Rod Patterson, MBA Every employee who wants to grow eventually discovers a strange tension: being on the radar can accelerate your career, and being off the radar can protect it. Both realities coexist, and both carry consequences. The Power and Price of Being on the Radar When you’re on the radar, leaders see your…

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  • Embracing the Leadership Mulligan: A Second Swing at Success

    By Rod Patterson, MBA Embracing the Leadership Mulligan: A Second Swing at Success A friend told me a “Mulligan” in golf is not a real thing — lol — nonetheless I use them often whenever I play a round. For those who don’t play, here’s the scoop: a mulligan is a do-over — a free…

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  • LIBERATION (Season 4 Episode One)

    LIBERATION By Rod Patterson, MBA Guard Your Gates Blog — Season 4, Episode 1 (2026) “Freedom Hits Different When You’ve Been Bound” Before we talk about goals, growth, or greatness in 2026, we need to confront something deeper: Are you actually free? Not legally. Not socially. Not professionally. I mean internally — spiritually, mentally, emotionally.…

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