The Obvious Advantage
The Key to Growth Is in What You’re Ignoring
The Obvious Advantage is the strength someone shrugs off because it feels “obvious.” When you name it and build around it, roles make more sense, decisions move faster, and work moves forward without burning people out.
What The Obvious Advantage Changes Inside a Workplace
Confidence grows. Tension eases. People work with more clarity.
Disengagement adds up fast. Companies lose up to $550 billion a year when people are checked out.
Turnover drains budgets, often costing 50–200% of a person’s salary to replace them.
Low-trust teams can lose half their productivity, while high-trust cultures report far less stress and far more energy.
When people understand and use their Obvious Advantage, clarity changes how leaders and teams work.
That clarity drives better engagement, stronger productivity, and longer retention.
I have watched these shifts play out across industries and roles.
This is the shift I create in rooms full of leaders and teams.
The Obvious Advantage Framework
Tier One: The Obvious Skill
Tier One: The Obvious Skill
Tier One: The Obvious Skill
aka the one we see
The credentials, experience, and achievements others notice but individuals tend to overlook.
Tier Two: The Obvious Trait
Tier One: The Obvious Skill
Tier One: The Obvious Skill
aka the one we miss
The behavior or quality that earns trust, creates momentum, or brings calm when it is needed most.
Tier Three: The Obvious Why
Tier Four: The Obvious Impact
Tier Four: The Obvious Impact
aka the one we are
The deeper lens that shapes how you communicate, lead, and influence the people around you.
Tier Four: The Obvious Impact
Tier Four: The Obvious Impact
Tier Four: The Obvious Impact
aka the one that lasts
What people say when you are not in the room, and what stays with them long after you leave.
