@elite.recruiter: Being underestimated is rarely about talent. It's about the read people take on you in the first few minutes, and most of that read is built from small things you're not even tracking. After 25 years placing senior leaders, I can tell you the people who command respect aren't doing anything mystical. They let a point land before they rush to soften it. They don't over-apologize or over-explain when a straight answer would do. And they stop asking permission for calls they're already entitled to make. The room reads all of that as steadiness, and steadiness gets treated as competence. So if these signs hit, it isn't a ceiling on what you're capable of. It's a set of habits, and habits are the most fixable thing in your entire career. Comment ELITE and I'll send you The Elite Edge, my free newsletter where I break down how respect actually gets earned in corporate 👇 #corporatetruths #careeradvice #executivepresence #gettingpromoted #leadership

Elite Recruiter - Deepali Vyas

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Tuesday 14 July 2026 13:49:58 GMT