T
he corner office no
longer holds the same
appeal it once did. For
many professionals,
the long hours of managing
people and tasks no longer
outweigh the modest perks of a
higher salary or extra vacation
days. So, where does that leave
individual contributors who want
to influence and control their
work environment but lack the
title or formal authority to do so?
And what about their managers?
How can they support high-
performing contributors who are
not interested in following the
traditional path of promotion?
Legal professionals will need to
find answers to these questions
quickly. A 2020 poll by the Boston
Consulting Group found that only
9% of global workers aspire to a
management role. A 2022 Visier
survey reported that just 38% of
workers want a promotion to
manager, regardless of industry
or location. The generational shift
is even more striking. By 2030,
Gen Z will comprise 30% of the
global workforce, and 42% of them
explicitly state that they do not
want to go into management. This
combination of numbers creates
LEANING INTO
ORGANIZATIONAL
RESILIENCY
THROUGH SHADOW
LEADERSHIP
BY REX BALBOA
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