Creating visibility for yourself in an organisation goes hand in hand with building credibility (through impact, delivery etc).
Many mid-level professionals wrongly believe that they can continue growing in their careers by positioning themselves as “sages” (high on credibility but low on visibility).
The truth is that only very few roles allow you to succeed without much visibility (e.g: non-cross-functional, executive-sponsored IC roles).
“Sage” is a very unstable space in mid to large-sized firms and without the right visibility one may not be able to sustain credibility, especially at senior levels.
On the other hand, high visibility without credibility makes a clown out of an individual 🙂
