The Market Is Hiring. Here's Why It's Not Seeing You.

Christine C. Kidder

Published on: 27/03/2026

New Blog Post DescriptionIf your scope has expanded but your inbound has slowed, something structural is happening. Not externally but structurally. Over the last two weeks, a very specific pattern has surfaced across my posts, polls, comments, and client conversations. High performing leaders are not confused about their capability. They’re unclear about why the right conversations are no longer reaching them. The majority of them are still employed, and on paper, everything looks strong. Expanded scope. Greater influence. Bigger decisions. Board exposure. Yet externally, the market keeps surfacing them for roles that feel familiar. Lateral. Compressed. Slightly beneath their current operating depth. Not because they lack experience. Because they are being categorized at the wrong level. This newsletter pulls together the five biggest patterns that stood out over the past two weeks. If you are quietly exploring your next move while still employed, read this carefully.

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Before You Update Your Profile, Read This

Christine C. Kidder

Published on: 25/02/2026

Last week, I asked a direct question: Are you confident your current LinkedIn headline would attract your next role? Nearly half of respondents selected: “I’m not sure.” For accomplished, revenue-producing executives, that answer matters. Because uncertainty at the headline level is rarely cosmetic. It is structural. If you are unsure whether your signal reflects where you are operating next, the market is not going to infer it for you. That poll result confirms what I see daily: Strong operators. Expanding mandates. Quiet inboxes.

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Polished but invisible? 68% of leaders are making this LinkedIn mistake

Christine C. Kidder

Published on: 06/02/2026

New Blog Post DescriptionEvery two weeks, I pull together the stories and signals that matter most to executive leaders quietly navigating a career reinvention; not because you’re lost, but because you’re ready to be seen for who you’ve become. This edition has insights from your peers; leaders who stopped chasing roles and started attracting the right ones. It’s a subtle and strategic shift, AND it’s within your control.

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Why 2026 Isn’t the Year of the Horse. It’s the Year of the Dragonfly.

Christine C. Kidder

Published on: 19/01/2026

This isn’t the newsletter I usually write. Normally, I’d be highlighting five of my best-performing posts from the past two weeks, breaking down the patterns I’m seeing in the job market, and sending you off with a reframe that lands in the inbox like a shot of clarity. But this week? This week is different. We’re stepping into a new year. A new cycle. And this is Edition 100. We now have over 5,500 subscribers; senior leaders, C-level operators, and quietly ambitious professionals who’ve built remarkable careers

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