The last home football game of Jake's senior year ended with a concussion, a season on the line, and Jake watching his backup light it up from the sidelines — quietly hoping the guy would play well enough to win, but not so well that he'd keep the job.

That instinct doesn't disappear at 40. It just gets better funded and better disguised. In this episode, Jake breaks down what he calls sideways competition — why competing against your teammates quietly caps your ceiling — and the five specific behaviors of the teammate everyone actually wants, ending with the one question you should ask yourself before every Monday: would you want to work next to you?


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