Coach a peer at your same management level with no hierarchical authority — the challenge here is separating friendship from neutrality, not authority from support.

Each quarter, volunteer for a project outside your scope that earns new skill + visibility to new people.

Name your speaker's feeling and confirm it is reasonable, before you propose any solution.

Track last 100 support tickets — top 20 repeats = your FAQ page.

Invest in 3 time horizons together: current (H1), next growth (H2), future innovation (H3). Neglecting any = slow death.