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Professional reputation is an asset. It is built slowly, over years, through deposits no one records. It is also portable. When she leaves, it leaves with her, fully formed, and arrives at whichever organization was smart enough to name it.

Most organizations respond to the professional character gap with frustration or better hiring. Both miss the point. The gap is not a people problem. It is an organizational one, and closing it starts with the organization owning that distinction.

Twelve weeks ago, I made a quiet decision: show up consistently, with something worth saying. What came back surprised me. Here is what building Plinth Advisors taught me about professional character, and what is coming next.