Make visibility factual

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You have been told to make your work more visible, and the advice feels strangely close to being asked to perform busyness. You do not want to turn every contribution into an announcement or compete for attention with colleagues doing equally important work. Visibility can be quieter and more useful than that. At the end of a project, write down the problem, the choice you made, the people who helped, and what changed. In a weekly update, name the decision that needs support and the risk others should know about. Keep examples while the details are still accurate. You are not claiming work that belongs to a team; you are making the team’s progress easier to understand. Good work cannot always speak for itself, because work does not attend planning meetings or write performance reviews. A factual account helps others place trust, allocate resources, and recognise contribution fairly. You do not need to become louder than your values. You can simply make the evidence easier to find.

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