{"podcast":{"title":"The Skip Podcast","slug":"the-skip-podcast-5971055","podcast_index_feed_id":5971055,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/92860.rss","website_url":"https://theskip.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/92860/2324e9fa0532ff478716907ce9057e09.jpg","author":"Nikhyl Singhal","episode_count":51,"summary":"Career advice for tech professionals","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T04:19:45.900997+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skip-podcast-5971055"},"episode":{"title":"How to Navigate Org Drama","slug":"how-to-navigate-org-drama","published_at":"2026-04-01T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skip-podcast-5971055/how-to-navigate-org-drama","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skip-podcast-5971055","url":"https://theskip.substack.com/p/how-to-navigate-org-drama","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192141839/4704670659c9cb2ab779d3bbad5be761.mp3","summary":"Work getting political isn't new, but surviving it without derailing your career has never been more challenging. As organizations flatten and restructures accelerate, the instincts that used to work — push back, demand clarity, make noise — often backfire. In this episode, we answer five questions from people caught in reorgs, managing-up dynamics, and situations where the \"obvious\" move turns out to be the wrong one. Key topics • What to do when leadership goes dark, and you can't tell if a reorg is coming • The stay-vs-go framework: when brand matters, when comp overrides it, and why short tenures are more common than most people think • The one question that puts your manager in an impossible position • How to navigate an underperforming direct manager • Why acting before a restructure is announced gives you a head start • How to build the relationships you'll need on a rainy day before you actually need them • What happens when VP sponsorship and calibration approval still aren't enough to get promoted • How to start fresh on a new team when you're leaving a dysfunctional one behind • The five-point playbook for navigating office politics without getting swept into them References: • Claude: https://www.claude.ai • Floodgate: https://www.floodgate.com • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com • Meta: https://www.meta.com • OpenAI: https://www.openai.com Brought to you by • Framer—Build websites with enterprise needs at startup speeds: https://framer.link/dFacxBQ • Customer.io —The customer engagement platform for human messaging: http://customer.io/skip Where to find Nikhyl • Twitter/X • LinkedIn Where to find Carly: • LinkedIn • She Leads Podcast • Twitter/X Join The Skip • Skip Coach • Skip Community Find The Skip • Website • Substack • YouTube • Spotify • Apple Podc…","meta_description":"Work getting political isn't new, but surviving it without derailing your career has never been more challenging. As organizations flatten and restructure…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4016,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-skip-podcast-5971055/episodes/how-to-navigate-org-drama/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skip-podcast-5971055/how-to-navigate-org-drama.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}